FNUS75 KGJT 190335
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN BUTTE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
935 PM MDT SUN JUL 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2051 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
THE WEATHER. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA TO PRODUCE LATE
DAY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. VERY LITTLE RAIN IS EXPECTED
BUT GUSTY WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND VIRGA ARE PROBABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST WITH AT 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND VIRGA.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR. INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 13500 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AT 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    ERRATIC GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND
                    VIRGA. AFTER 2100 DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING TO POOR
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO
                    1000 OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST WITH AT 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND VIRGA.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR. INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100718.TWINB.01/GJT