FNUS75 KGJT 291620
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCHULETA CREEK...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1020 AM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0949 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TO FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL GET FLATTENED SUNDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE FIRE OTHER THAN TO
BRING A MORE WESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW INTO THE REGION SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40%) MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON 5-10 MPH. A FEW
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BRITT QUINLAN - IC TRAINEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.ARCHU.01/GJT