FNUS75 KGJT 152141
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER CREEK RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
341 PM MDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSETTLED CONDITIONS CONTINUE AS A WEAKENING DISTURBANCE
PASSES TONIGHT...AND ANOTHER DISTURBANCE ZIPS BY SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 MPH
                    BY 1300...THEN INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    BY 1500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......175 AT 1200 INCREASING TO 780.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 MPH
                    BY 2000...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......810 DECREASING TO 50 LATE BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2100 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1000+.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ZACH GLOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110917.BITTE.01/GJT