FNUS75 KGJT 230411
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER 2...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1011 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2148 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVER THE REGION SUNDAY WITH
LOCAL WETTING RAINS EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER AS WELL...MAINLY AS A RESULT OF CLOUD COVER. WINDS ALOFT WILL
BE LIGHT...SO OUTFLOW FROM STORMS WILL BE THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF
SURFACE WINDS. DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION
MONDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......PRIMARILY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN
                    NATURE DRIVEN BY STORM OUTFLOW (GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    OR HIGHER POSSIBLE). OTHERWISE ABSENT OF STORMS
                    WINDS WILL BE UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JOE DUENSING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.BEAVE.01/GJT