FNUS75 KGJT 290055 CCA
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
655 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1818 MDT ON AUGUST 28. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN EARLY IN THE WEEKEND
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. FLOW WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS THIS OCCURS. DRY...WARM WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE THOUGH A FEW HIGH BASED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE SITE EACH AFTERNOON.

NOTE: FOR FUTURE REQUESTS PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE INCIDENT
COMMANDER OR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO
    4 MPH BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH...THEN DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH BY 2200.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING WEST 10 MPH BY 1200.
LAL.................1.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.BUCKE.01/GJT