FNUS75 KGJT 242107
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
307 PM MDT SAT JUL 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1431 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED AS THE BURN SITE WILL BE ON
THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF MOISTURE THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE
TO THE WEST. EXPECT THE ATMOSPHERE TO STABILIZE BY LATE EVENING. WATCH
FOR THERMAL BELT MOVING UP SLOPES AT NIGHT AS CANYON INVERSIONS FORM.
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (15-25%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 2100.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7 MPH BY 1300.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR BECOMING GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 MPH BY 1300.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR 10-20%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 AFTER
                    2100.


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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...AMY HAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100724.MEADO.01/GJT