FNUS75 KGJT 221940
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EQUINOX...MOAB INTERAGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
140 PM MDT TUE SEP 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0827 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST COLORADO IS PRODUCING
A DRY AND COOL NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS
AFTERNOON. NO BIG CHANGES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY EXCEPT SURFACE
WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER AND THERE WILL BE MORE AFTERNOON
CLOUD COVER.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER DARK.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH A FEW
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090922.EQUIN.01/GJT