FNUS75 KGJT 071553
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
953 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOOK FOR COOLER CONDITIONS WITH LIGHTER WINDS TODAY
AS COMPARED TO MONDAY. THEN ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. ALSO
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE A FEW DEGREES. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
DRY.


.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPVALLEY. INCREASING 9-13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 0-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS 0-5 MPH UNTIL 930...THEN
                    BECOMING UPVALLEY. INCREASING 12-17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...GARY HELMING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110607.RIVER.01/GJT