FNUS75 KGJT 132143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
343 PM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1902 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MUCH DRIER AND MORE STABLE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THIS PERIOD. TONIGHT IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE SITE
MAY LIE WITHIN THE THERMAL BELT. WARM DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS ALOFT SO WINDS WILL MAINLY BE
THERMALLY DRIVEN. SATURDAY NIGHT WILL SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURE AND WINDS FROM TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30% AFTERNOON CUMULUS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......550 DECREASING TO 100 LATE IN THE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE HUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100812.CAL__.01/GJT