FNUS75 KGJT 290410
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSI...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1010 PM MDT SAT AUG 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1645 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
TYPICAL NIGHTTIME DRAINAGE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE DISRUPTED OR
OVERRIDDEN COMPLETELY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS BUT ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1400...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AFTER 1200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH AFTER 1200.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH UNTIL 2200. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH DECREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BERTAGNOLLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100828.AUGUS.01/GJT