FNUS75 KGJT 130151
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
751 PM MDT THU AUG 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1633 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT...

DISCUSSION...AT 1700 THE COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED FROM RAWLINGS WY TO
THE NW CORNER OF COLORADO TO JUST EAST OF PRICE. VERY DRY AIR IS
WORKING IN AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. DEWPOINTS AT CANYONLANDS AIRPORT HAVE
DROPPED FROM LOW 50S THIS MORNING TO 11 AT 1700. THIS DRY AIR IS
WORKING OVER THE FIRE SITE NOW. THE COOL FRONT WILL PASS AT 2200
HOURS +/- 1 HOUR. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE THEN
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A DRY SOUTHWEST-WEST FLOW IS IN STORE FOR
FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SKY/WEATHER.............MOSTLY CLEAR AND WINDY WITH SOME CUMULUS
                        EAST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85F
                    HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15%
   20-FT WINDS..........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... ..10,000FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

FOR TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET
SKY/WEATHER.............CLEAR AND BREEZY TO WINDY UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47F
                    HUMIDITY........MAX 25-30%
   20-FT WINDS..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH GUSTS 30 MPH...
                        SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST BY 2200 AND
                        DIMINISHING TO 4-8 MPH BY 2400
MIXING HEIGHT....... ..8,000 FT AGL AT 2100...LOWERING TO
                        3,000 FT BY 2400...1000 FT BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 UNTIL 2200...THEN NORTHWEST 15
                        MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
SKY/WEATHER.............CLEAR AND DRY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83F
                    HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15%
   20-FT WINDS..........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                        2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... ..MAX OF 8000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RANDY CHAPPELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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