FNUS75 KGJT 160151
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAVER...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
751 PM MDT SAT AUG 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1930 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE SITE ABOUT 1800 AND NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 2100. MUCH COOLER AND
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH LITTLE OR NO CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE GREAT
BASIN. CLEAR SKIES AT NIGHT WILL ALLOW SURFACE INVERSIONS TO FORM
THAT WILL BREAK ABOUT 9 TO 10 AM EACH MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BE
UNSTABLE AND DRY SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. AFTER 1300 BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2100,
                    THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....AFTER 0900, BECOMING WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON FREY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090815.TRAVE.01/GJT