FNUS75 KGJT 190338
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODWARD...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
938 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2110 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSIONS WILL BECOME STRONG
TONIGHT...THEN BREAK MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY...A DRY DISTURBANCE WILL
PASS WELL EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL MIX
DOWN AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE WEAKER THAN ON TUESDAY.
THEN EXPECT A DRY WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN
FROM THE WEST. MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 1-4 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE. AFTER 1100...NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...LILY KONANTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090818.WOODW.01/GJT