FNUS75 KGJT 211904
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK FORD...MLF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
104 PM MDT MON JUN 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH
THE WEEK...KEEPING SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BURN SITE. AT
NIGHT...THE CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW THE AIR ALOFT TO DECOUPLE FROM
THE LOWER LEVELS FOR GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AT THE
SURFACE. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH BY SUNSET.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO 150 AFTER
                    SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    6 MPH BY SUNSET.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH). BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    BY 1100 AND INCREASING TO 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050 BY NOON.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100621.BUCKF.01/GJT