FNUS75 KGJT 140207
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN ROAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
807 PM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1942 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW DOMINATES INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OVER ARIZONA-NEW MEXICO BRINGS A
SLOW WARMING TREND AND KEEPS MOISTURE TRAPPED SOUTH OF THE FOUR-
CORNERS. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DOMINATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A FEW FLAT AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY/SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900. THEN
                    UPSLOPE/WEST 1-4 MPH TURNING TO UP VALLEY/
                    NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH BY 1200. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    GUST TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN DIFFERENTIAL HEATING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO 9000 FT
                    AGL BY 1400.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/EAST 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWN
                    CANYON/SOUTHEAST 2-6 MPH BY 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......COLLAPSING TO 1000 FT AGL OR LESS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14%.
WIND (20 FT)........SHIFTING TO UP SLOPE THEN UP VALLEY 2-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 9000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RANDY CHAPPELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.BUCKH.01/GJT