FNUS75 KGJT 011525
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
925 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0847 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY BRINGING A DRY
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND LIGHT WINDS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SOME BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED MAINLY DRY
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO VEER TO THE
NORTHWEST BUT REMAIN LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%) BY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE VARIABLE
                    HIGH LEVEL SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). HAZE/SMOKE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKEY AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090901.SPRIN.01/GJT