FNUS75 KGJT 260123
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIRLPOOL...BLM-CRAIG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
723 PM MDT SUN JUL 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1859 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE COVERS NORTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH MONDAY...KEEPING
CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (<10,000 KT-FEET) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY AFTER 1300 (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 12700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000.  BREEZES TO 10 MPH
                    FROM THE AFTERNOON AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...HAWK FICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100725.WHIRL.01/GJT