FNUS75 KGJT 041728
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAGE HILL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1128 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1045 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD TODAY AND SATURDAY...THEREFORE
EXPECT LIGHT WINDS ALOFT RESULTING IN SLOW STORM MOVEMENT AND WEAK
TRANSPORT WINDS. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS UTAH ON
SATURDAY AND SHOULD RESULT IN A BIT MORE SURFACE WIND AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 2-4 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...MARK FINNEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090904.SAGEH.01/GJT