FNUS75 KGJT 140120
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECHO LAKE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
720 PM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWN CANYON/NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH BY 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5O00 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH...BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH
                    BY 2100.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON FLAT CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN CANYON 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE. AFTER 1100 UP CANYON/SOUTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH. ISOLATED AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH DUE
                    TO DIFFERENTIAL HEATING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 10000 FT
                    AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWN CANYON 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...LINDA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.ECHOL.01/GJT