FNUS75 KGJT 182345
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED TABLE...GJ INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 PM MDT FRI SEP 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1719 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A LIGHT
EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY EARLY SATURDAY...THEN
INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA
IN THE LIGHT FLOW. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE INCREASED NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL RESULT IN DRYING...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN
THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF DIURNALLY DRIVEN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2100...MAINLY EAST OF
    THE FIRE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090918.REDTA.01/GJT