FNUS75 KGJT 300436
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSI...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1036 PM MDT SUN AUG 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1608 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL BETWEEN THE BURN
AREA AND THE WASATCH RANGE EARLY MONDAY...AND SHOULD KEEP GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE FIRE DURING THE DAY. AN UPPER
DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA IN THE MORNING...WITH
DRYING AND DECREASING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED DURING
THE AFTERNOON. GRADIENT WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF
MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE RELAXING FOR TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 34 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 11-17 MPH UNTIL 2200 DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 150.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH DECREASING TO 16 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER 1200.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BERTAGNOLLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100829.AUGUS.01/GJT