FNUS75 KGJT 280117
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN ROAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
717 PM MDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1837 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO PROVIDE A
LIFTING MECHANISM. STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS BUT
ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL. THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING CLOUD COVER TONIGHT
SHOULD HELP TO INHIBIT NIGHTTIME DRAINAGE WINDS AS WELL AS KEEP
TEMPERATURES MILD WITH CORRESPONDINGLY LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD..DECREASING TO POOR (10600-12600 KNOT-FT)
                    BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEAKLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH. STRONGER GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY
                    1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD...DECREASING TO POOR (9700-16300
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...TANNER HUTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.BUCKH.01/GJT