FNUS75 KGJT 160235
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECHO LAKE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
751 PM MDT SUN AUG 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH WHILE A PACIFIC DISTURBANCE
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO ON MONDAY.  MOISTURE IS
NOW EXPECTED TO RETURN A LITTLE QUICKER...SPREADING NORTH INTO
WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
MOISTURE ON MONDAY...SOME STORMS COULD BE DRY WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-CANYON/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 2100...
                    THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-CANYON 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2300...DECREASING TO POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN DECREASING TO LESS
                    THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN-CANYON/DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  AFTER 1100 UP-CANYON/
                    UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH AFTER
                    1400.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 11400 FT
                    AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM PRINGLE
REQUESTED BY...LINDA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100815.ECHOL.01/GJT