FNUS75 KGJT 120449
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANKS BENCH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1049 PM MDT FRI SEP 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY USUAL PATTERN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL MOVE NORTH, CAUSING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE DAKOTAS TO MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS WYOMING AND COLORADO
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY TODAY WHILE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION INCREASE FROM
EAST TO WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTING TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 10000 KT-FT) UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    FAIR. INCREASING TO EXCELLENT ABOUT 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL ABOUT 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 10 MPH. AFTER 1500 WEST 16 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH GUSTING TO 17 MPH UNTIL
                    2000, THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN DECREASING TO POOR
                    (LESS THAN 10000 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900 THEN DECREASING TO
                    1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...AMY CARMICHAEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090911.FRANK.02/GJT