FNUS75 KGJT 282150
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTWATER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
350 PM MDT WED OCT 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AS A WINTER-LIKE STORM MOVED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
TODAY...A STRONG NORTH FLOW DEVELOPED OVER THE BURN SITE. THIS
FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS AND WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE TO THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. AS A RESULT SCATTERED SNOW
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL FOLLOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH SOME STRONGER GUSTS
                    UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING TO 8-12 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......900 DECREASING TO 280 LATE BY SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 36 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091028.WESTW.02/GJT