FNUS75 KGJT 250316
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPITI...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
916 PM MDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1855 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FLOW AROUND HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING DRIER AIR OVER WEST CENTRAL COLORADO. THE SUNNY
CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE BY A COUPLE
DEGREES OVER YESTERDAY'S READINGS. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE DOMINATED
BY THE TERRAIN WITH DAYTIME UPVALLEY FLOW...AND NIGHTTIME
DOWNVALLEY FLOW.

.WEDNESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) A FEW CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 5-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100824.WAPIT.01/GJT