FNUS75 KGJT 151442
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRING...U.S.F.S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
836 AM MDT SAT AUG 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0757 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE FIRE SITE FROM THE
NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND SHOULD PASS OVER THE AREA ABOUT MID-
AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT...THEN
VEER TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. COLD ADVECTION
WILL ALLOW STRONGER THAN NORMAL WINDS TO CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND
MIDNIGHT. A COOLER BUT DRY WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH DEVELOPING AFTER 1100
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY
                    AFTER 1500 AT THE SAME SPEEDS. GUSTY ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EVENING WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8-13 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 100 AFTER 2400.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 900.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RENEE JACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090815.COOPE.01/GJT