FNUS75 KGJT 271139
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA TOP...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
539 AM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2236 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST AS SUNNY SKIES...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
BE EXPERIENCED. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THE SAME OVERNIGHT AND
AGAIN FRIDAY THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER. HAINES
INDEX OF 5 EXPECTED TODAY AND WILL BECOME 6 BY TOMORROW DUE TO
HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER 12 PM.  WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED
                    IN THE AFTERNOON TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500-14200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    VERY GOOD (109500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (174900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1400-2100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AND BECOMING 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 12 PM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-9100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (88100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090826.MESAT.02/GJT