FNUS75 KGJT 300354
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATTERSON MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
934 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2028 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN OREGON SUNDAY MORNING WILL
SLOWLY SHIFT EAST...REACHING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT THE FLOW WILL BECOME WEST ON SUNDAY...THEN
SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AS IT STRENGTHENS. SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. ISOLATED HIGH-
BASED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP...MAINLY OVER THE NEARBY HIGHER
TERRAIN. SIMILARLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...
WITH A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING ON MONDAY.

.SUNDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60% INITIALLY MID TO HIGH
                    CLOUDS...THEN SOME CONVECTIVE BUILDUPS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON). AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 900...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST. INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    1300...WITH A FEW STRONGER GUSTS DEVELOPING
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC AND GUSTY
                    OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS OR VIRGA.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST. INCREASING TO 9-14
                    MPH BY 1300 WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JOE DUENSING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.PATTE.01/GJT