FNUS75 KGJT 231247
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
647 AM MDT SUN MAY 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0542 MDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROF. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE FIRE SITE. THE COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE
SITE LATE TONIGHT. BREEZY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY...THOUGH
LIGHTER THAN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WINDY. DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH
                    0900...BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH BY 1100
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL BY
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN SOUTH 47
                    MPH BY 1200.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH 2100...DECREASING TO
                            10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH THROUGH
                    0300. FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED AROUND 0300 WITH
                    BRIEF WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BY 0500.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH THROUGH 0300...THEN SOUTHWEST 20
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH BY 1200 WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...LUKE ODOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100523.BEAVE.01/GJT