FNUS75 KGJT 142333
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
533 PM MDT SAT AUG 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1630 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
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.........A FEW EVENING FLAT CUMULUS...OTHERWISE CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (NORTHWEST) 2-4 MPH
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......COLLAPSING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET WITH SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300-1100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (103100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
                    2100.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...TROYE FLOYD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100814.LIONC.01/GJT