FNUS75 KGJT 272126
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNNING BEAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
325 PM MDT SUN SEP 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1406 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING BELOW 8500 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
AND THEN SHIFT SLOWLY EAST WITH THE AXIS REACHING WESTERN COLORADO
BY MONDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE WARM TEMPERATURES AND CLEAR SKIES.
WINDS ALOFT REMAIN NORTH TODAY...THEN SHIFT SOUTHWEST BY LATE
MONDAY. EXPECT STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH VALUES TUESDAY AS A STRONG
PACIFIC SYSTEM DIGS INTO THE GREAT BASIN.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE WINDS 4-9 MPH OCCASIONAL
                    GUST TO 14 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).

.MONDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6-12 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...DAUGHERTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090927.RUNNI.01/GJT