FNUS75 KGJT 221716
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1116 AM MDT WED SEP 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EVENING. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE
TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVERHEAD OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY. EXPECT ERRATIC WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN FROM ANY
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. DRIER WEST FLOW WILL START TO DOMINATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 RO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1200 INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (20-30%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JIM MICHALS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100922.BIGRI.01/GJT