FNUS75 KGJT 060335
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SHALE RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
935 PM MDT SUN SEP 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1751 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS A
FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE RIDGE AXIS
PASSES TONIGHT WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW BECOMING ESTABLISHED ON
TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING IN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
BY LATE IN THE DAY...ALTHOUGH DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100905.SOUTH.01/GJT