FNUS75 KGJT 021633
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD 2...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1033 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0942 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE HIGH TODAY AND TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE STORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE SOON AFTER SUNSET. SMOKEY HAZE FROM FIRES
OUT WEST WILL HOLD DOWN HEATING A BIT AGAIN TODAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND FROM THE WEST TODAY...SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). HAZE THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......GENERALLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5-9 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). HAZE IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 4-8 MPH AFTER 2100.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    GENERALLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.COTTO.01/GJT