FNUS75 KGJT 121545
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
945 AM MDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0904 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING WEST INTO WYOMING FROM THE
PLAINS WILL NOT HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON THE FIRE SITE TODAY. ENOUGH
MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT FOR DAYTIME HEATING TO TRIGGER SOME
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE THEN INCREASES ON SUNDAY AS
SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH BY 1200.  GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1500.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300 FT AGL
                    BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNCANYON 5 MPH AFTER
                    2200.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1200 THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-5 MPH BY 1200. AFTER 1300...SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...TIM FILIPPONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090912.BLUEC.01/GJT