FNUS75 KGJT 281439
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YARMONY MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
839 AM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 8500 FEET...

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

WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST AS THE RIDGE
AXIS SHIFTS EAST OF THE FIRE AREA. WARM TEMPERATURES AGAIN TODAY
WITH ONLY A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES TUESDAY. RH VALUES AND
WINDS MAY REACH CRITICAL VALUES FOR AN HOUR OR TWO TODAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT. CLOUDS WILL START TO INCREASE TUESDAY 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND THEN SOUTHWEST
                    6-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN KINCAID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.YARMO.01/GJT