FNUS75 KGJT 202146
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
346 PM MDT FRI AUG 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE BURN
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING
WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING...AND RE-APPEAR AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING VERY GOOD IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....TERRAIN-DRIVEN 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    14 MPH BY 1300.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MONTROSE INTERAGENCY FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100820.LIONC.01/GJT