FNUS75 KGJT 270025
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN ROAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
625 PM MDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1751 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRE SITE SHOULD BE IN THE THERMAL BELT TONIGHT WITH NORMAL
DRAINAGE WINDS DEVELOPING BY DARK. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL
INCREASE A BIT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR MORE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY. LINGERING CLOUD COVER FRIDAY NIGHT WILL INHIBIT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NORMAL DRAINAGE WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-23900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    4-8 MPH AFTER 2030.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LATE
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700-30400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER DARK. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (9300-11400 KNOT-FT) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MAPLE TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.BUCKH.01/GJT