FNUS75 KGJT 080357
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSI...GREEN RIVER DISTRICT OFFICE/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
957 PM MDT TUE SEP 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1706 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND BRING AN INCREASE TO WIND SPEEDS.
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL PUSH NORTHWARD AND CAUSE AN INCREASE IN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH MORE
CLOUD COVER AND ADDITIONAL MOISTURE. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL EXIT
THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING
                    THE EVENING BECOMING 5 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 EARLY EVENING THEN 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BLAINE TARBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100907.AUGUS.01/GJT