FNUS75 KGJT 200541
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DANIELS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1141 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2124 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL BREAK MID-MORNING.
TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FOR A DRY
WARMING TREND INTO SATURDAY. THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS ALOFT WILL BE
LIGHT FROM THE NORTH...SO SURFACE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN-
DRIVEN. FRIDAY...THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL BE RIGHT OVERHEAD
PRODUCING VIRTUALLY NO WINDS ALOFT. A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT
AROUND 14,500 FEET MSL WILL LIMIT MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSION.
MONSOON MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE. AFTERNOON WIND VARIABLE FAVORING
                    SOUTHWEST 0-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE. AFTERNOON WIND VARIABLE FAVORING
                    SOUTHWEST 0-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DAVE INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090819.DANIE.01/GJT