FNUS75 KGJT 201556
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
956 AM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0917 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE AREA TODAY...MORE SO TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO A CORRESPONDINGLY HIGHER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT TO PRODUCE
LOCAL WETTING RAINS. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE
ENHANCED WINDS WITHIN THE PROXIMITY OF ANY STORMS AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) REST OF THIS MORNING...
                    THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST-
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-42%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD...DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN YEAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100720.EASTF.01/GJT