FNUS75 KGJT 100358
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MTN  RANCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
958 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A GENERALLY DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND SUNDAY...
ALTHOUGH SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A
WEATHER DISTURBANCE PASSES TO THE NORTH. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE
BREEZY BOTH DAYS...BUT MORE SO ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY
                    (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 12-17 MPH AFTER 1100...WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1900.
CLEARING INDEX......550 DECREASING TO 50.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40% MID AND HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 15-20 MPH AFTER 1100...WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...TYKO ISAACSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091010.BLUEM.01/GJT