FNUS75 KGJT 242323
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KANNAH CREEK...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
523 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1644 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SURFACE
INVERSION SHOULD BEGIN FORMING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING
WITH THE TOP OF THE INVERSION EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 7500 TO 8000
FEET ELEVATION BY MIDNIGHT. BE ALERT FOR THE THERMAL BELT ON MID-
SLOPES. MOISTURE BEGINS INCREASING MONDAY WITH AFTERNOON
CONVECTION MAINLY ANCHORED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SURFACE
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....UPCANYON TURNING TO NORTHWEST 7 MPH AS
                    IT RISES ABOVE RIDGES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNCANYON 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON. 5-6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    10 MPH AFTER 1300.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...IC WARREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110724.KANNA.01/GJT