FNUS75 KGJT 170458
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN BUTES FIRE...LITTLE SNAKE FIELD OFFICE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1058 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2223 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WORKING IN FROM UTAH WILL RESULT IN
MORE CLOUDS THIS WEEKEND THAT WHAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY. PROBABLY NOT
ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER.  WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
TERRAIN-DRIVEN WITH VALLEY INVERSIONS FORMING AT NIGHT.

.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT (SATURDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50% DECREASING TO 30-40% BY 2400).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-48%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ALEX FARINETTI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100716.TWINB.01/GJT