FNUS75 KGJT 280352
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSI...ASF/USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
952 PM MDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2131 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE REGION SATURDAY AT THE
SAME TIME AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO PROVIDE A
LIFTING MECHANISM. STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS BUT
ONLY MODERATE RAINFALL. THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LITTLE DRIER...COOLER AND MORE
STABLE AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY FOR LESS ACTIVITY.

.TODAY...

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.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 450.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......400 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 34 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BERTAGNOLLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.AUGUS.01/GJT