FNUS75 KGJT 290109
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCHULETA CREEK...SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
709 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1859 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. FLOW WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AS THIS OCCURS WITH A BIT
STRONGER WINDS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. DRY...WARM WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE THOUGH A FEW HIGH BASED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    SOUTHWEST BY 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY NORTH OF THE FIRE
    SITE AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
    BY 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.ARCHU.01/GJT