FNUS75 KGJT 150046
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECHO LAKE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
646 PM MDT SAT AUG 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1821 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY PLUS A FEW MORE
DEGREES. A DRY LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW DOMINATES INTO MONDAY. 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.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON FLAT CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN CANYON/NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER 1100 UP CANYON/SOUTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH AFTER 1400.
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 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 11000 FT
                    AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWN CANYON 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    15 MPH.


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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...UCR ICT3 PLANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100814.ECHOL.01/GJT