FNUS75 KGJT 050331
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SHALE RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
931 PM MDT SAT SEP 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1814 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...DRY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PASS AFTER
MIDNIGHT KEEPING OVERNIGHT INVERSIONS WEAK. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABOUT 15-20 DEGREES COOLER ON MONDAY.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100904.SOUTH.01/GJT