FNUS75 KGJT 051439
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE CANYON...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
839 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0807 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION CONTINUES TO
DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE REGION. A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND WILL INCREASE
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE IN THIS
SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%) BY 1300. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1900.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE MEYERS
REQUESTED BY...MIDDLE CANYON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110905.MIDDL.01/GJT