FNUS75 KGJT 051827
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERCREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1227 PM MDT MON JUL 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1141 MDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON'S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...THE
BURN SITE IS IN A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO
TERRAIN-DRIVEN WITH SUNSET SETTING UP MODERATE SURFACE-BASED
INVERSIONS LASTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE UPPER FLOW TURNS TO
SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER MUCH WEAKER COLD FRONT PASSES
TUESDAY EVENING FOR A WIND SHIFT TO NORTH. MONSOONAL MOISTURE
BEGINS TO WORK BACK INTO THE SITE STARTING WEDNESDAY...WITH
CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND LOVELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1000.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100705.WATER.01/GJT