FNUS75 KGJT 211351
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
751 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0717 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS
THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LOW
HUMIDITY AND WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY...WITH THE ATMOSPHERE
STABILIZING QUICKLY THIS EVENING. FLOW BECOMES SOUTHERLY ON
SATURDAY AS THE RIDGE MOVES TO THE EAST. ENOUGH MID-LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL MOVE IN FOR ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-6 MP
CLEARING INDEX......695.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL AT 1200...INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNCANYON 2 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING WEST 8 MPH BY 1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLAT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MP
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT 1200....INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNCANYON 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 MPH BY 1400.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...FRED KAMINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090821.COOPE.01/GJT