FNUS75 KGJT 182207
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KISSINGER...CRAIG DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
407 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1536 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... ONE DISTURBANCE HAS PASSED THIS AFTERNOON. THE
RESULTING GRADIENT WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY SUNSET...AND THE SURFACE-
BASED INVERSIONS WILL BECOME STRONG TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY...A SECOND
DRIER DISTURBANCE PASSES EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL MIX DOWN AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE WEAKER
THAN TODAY. THEN EXPECT A DRY WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A
RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETURNS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 5-10 MPH FAVORING WEST. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40% BECOMING MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0-3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH. BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1300 WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN/JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090818.KISSI.01/GJT