FNUS75 KGJT 092039
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALICO DRAW...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
239 PM MDT WED JUN 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1408 MDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MARGINAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IS IN PLACE THIS
AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM PUSHING UP FROM THE FOUR-CORNERS
WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SCATTERED NIGHT-TIME CONVECTION. THURSDAY...
INCREASING SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS TRANSPORT BETTER MOISTURE INTO
THE REGION. A COOL FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST WORKS OVER THE BURN SITE
THURSDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED
                    LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER NOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. LAL OF 4 AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100609.CALIC.01/GJT