FNUS75 KGJT 100626
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND...VERNAL BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1226 AM MDT TUE JUL 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2059 MDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
STRONG RIDGE. THE RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER SW UTAH AND REMAINS THERE
THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS KEEPS WINDS ALOFT LIGHT FROM THE NORTH AND
THE AIR MASS DRY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THIS AFTERNOON BUT
THERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR IT TO PRODUCE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN NORTHEAST UTAH. NOT MUCH CHANGE FOR
WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY THE RIDGE BEGINS TO NUDGE EAST AND THAT MAY
ALLOW MOISTURE TO START WORKING BACK INTO THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-7%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 100 INCREASING TO 700.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 1-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-99 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-7%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JESSE BASSETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120709.ISLAN.01/GJT