FNUS75 KGJT 282101
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIILER CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
301 PM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1419 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING BELOW 9000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS
FARTHER EAST OF THE FIRE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT. CLOUDS WILL START TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT MID
AND UPPER LEVELS. THE TROUGH AND FRONT WILL MOVE OVERHEAD
WEDNESDAY DROPPING TEMPERATURES DRASTICALLY AND INCREASING CHANCES
FOR PRECIPITATION AND CONTINUED STRONG WINDS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...TOMMY EDWARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090928.MIILE.01/GJT