FNUS75 KGJT 012149
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTS POINT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
349 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ALOFT OVER THE 4 CORNERS REGION
BRINGING TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE WEEKEND.
DRY CONDITIONS  WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH UNDER THIS RIDGE
WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUMS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT UNDER THIS RIDGE AND AFTERNOON GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY
BELOW 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AT
                    5 MPH BY SUNRISE.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 90 F BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12% BY MID AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO
                    15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...RACHEL MAXFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110701.BUTTS.01/GJT