FNUS75 KGJT 042330 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL BOTTOM...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 530 PM MDT FRI JUN 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1654 MDT ON JUNE 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL SHIFT THE WINDS TO NORTHWEST BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT...AND SHAVE A FEW DEGREES OFF OF SATURDAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES. SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS MIX DOWN AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. A WARMING TREND IS IN STORE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS AT LEAST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63 F. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-7 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2400. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MID-HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-99 F. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY 1-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY 1200. OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100604.MINER.02/GJT