FNUS75 KGJT 192318
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER CREEK RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
518 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD BE IN PLACE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH THE MAIN STORM TRACK REMAINING
WELL NORTHEAST OF COLORADO. THERE WILL BE A STRONGER WAVE MOVING
THROUGH THE DAKOTAS ON TUESDAY HOWEVER WHICH LOOKS TO HELP PUSH
A WEAK COOL FRONT THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE IN THE DAY.
WINDS SHOULD BE SWITCHING FROM TERRAIN DRIVEN TO THE SOUTHWEST
BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...WINDS WILL TURN MORE WESTERLY LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...THEN NORTHWEST BY
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL BRING A VERY SMALL COOL
DOWN OF A FEW DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS LOOKING TO BE
MAINLY FROM THE NORTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 500 BY LATE MORNING...1050 BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 6 TO 9
                    MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 DECREASING TO 100 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH
                    MID MORNING THEN NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 500.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...ZACH GLOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110920.BITTE.01/GJT