FNUS75 KGJT 061229
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSI...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
629 AM MDT MON SEP 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2343 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE SITE LAST NIGHT AND MUCH COOLER AND
DRIER AIR IS IN PLACE. WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST
ALL DAY AND CONDITIONS WILL BE STABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......250 INCREASING TO 400 ABOUT 3 PM.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......100 DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 100 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...RYAN J BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100905.AUGUS.02/GJT