FNUS75 KGJT 241819
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATER CREEK...ATC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1219 PM MDT THU JUN 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN
CONTROL. SOME SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE SOME
AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS WITH A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
WIND (20 FT)........AFTERNOON WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (SOUTHEAST)
                    4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (11900-14500 KNOT-FT)
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%) BY LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH AFTER
                    1100...WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. GUSTY
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9300-13600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JCT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100624.WATER.01/GJT