FNUS75 KGJT 180352
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIN STRAP...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
952 PM MDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1930 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY ALLOWING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE AS WELL. BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY INTO THE EVENING. EXPECT
GUSTY WINDS NEAR STORMS. A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED FRIDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1050.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 50.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS  4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1050.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...KAREN FEARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100817.CHINS.01/GJT