FNUS75 KGJT 160119
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN ROAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
719 PM MDT SUN AUG 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1832 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER SURGE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL WORK NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS
WILL BRING A RETURN OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THIS SURGE WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS DRYER AIR PUNCHES BACK INTO THE
REGION EARLY TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL BY1 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2100.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY STARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100815.BUCKH.01/GJT