FNUS75 KGJT 262018
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EQUINOX...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
218 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1352 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT WILL BECOME NORTH AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TRACKS
SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD
OVER THE WESTERN US AND WILL TRACK EAST OVER EASTERN UTAH BY
MONDAY. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM THROUGH MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS
ALOFT WILL DECREASE AS THE RIDGE MOVES CLOSER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 3-5 MPH AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SHAFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090926.EQUIN.01/GJT