FNUS75 KGJT 190706
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHI STRAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
106 AM MDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1901 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER NORTHEAST UTAH ON THURSDAY ALONG
WITH AMPLE MOISTURE WILL HELP SCATTERED STORMS FORM OVER THE AREA.
RH VALUES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH EVEN DURING THE DAY. MOISTURE
WILL DECREASE FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 750.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...KAREN FEARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100818.CHIST.01/GJT