FNUS75 KGJT 251738
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EQUINOX...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1138 AM MDT FRI SEP 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1048 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST HELPING THE GRADIENT TO
RELAX ALOFT AND THEREFORE SURFACE WINDS TO DECREASE BY SATURDAY.
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN US BUILDS AND SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST. WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD SATURDAY ALTHOUGH MOISTURE IS VERY
LIMITED THEREFORE EXPECT NO PRECIPITATION. WINDS ALOFT WILL
REMAIN NORTHERLY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY TO
WESTERLY THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 4-6 MPH AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SHAFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090925.EQUIN.01/GJT