FNUS75 KGJT 121651
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSI...GREEN RIVER DISTRICT OFFICE/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1051 AM MDT SUN SEP 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER TEXAS REMAINS IN CONTROL
THROUGH MONDAY. DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH LIGHT WEST
WINDS ALOFT. HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STREAM UP FROM THE SOUTH
THROUGH THESE PERIODS. SOME DENSE HIGH CLOUDS TONIGHT WILL YIELD A
WEAKER OVERNIGHT INVERSION BREAKING A BIT EARLIER MONDAY MORNING.
AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REACH 15,000 FEET MSL TODAY AND A
BIT HIGHER MONDAY FOR GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL. CHANCES OF SHOWERS
BEGINS LATE TUESDAY AND INCREASES INTO THURSDAY AS DEEPER
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ROTATES AROUND THE UPPER HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........THIN HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1200...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS...THINNING BY SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 1-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BLAINE TARBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100912.AUGUS.01/GJT