FNUS75 KGJT 220310
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATER CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
910 PM MDT MON JUN 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 MDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION
OVER THE FIRE SITE BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1700 AND 1900 TUESDAY EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY.  LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN
AT ONE THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO NEAR 25 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
                    1400 AND THEN TO THE NORTHWEST BY 1900.  LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOPS.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT PETROWSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100621.WATER.01/GJT