FNUS75 KGJT 041352
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL BOTTOM...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
752 AM MDT FRI JUN 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0704 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE SITE
TODAY...HOWEVER MOISTURE AND GREATER INSTABILITY ARE JUST TO THE
NORTH. AS A RESULT A VIRGA SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
WINDS MAY BE CHANNELED A LONG DISTANCE BY THE COLORADO RIVER CANYON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY SATURDAY WITH WARM DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LATE
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH
                    NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    2200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100604.MINER.01/GJT