FNUS75 KGJT 040649
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER COTTON...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1249 AM MDT SAT AUG 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0007 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER BUT STILL QUITE DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE
STARTS TO REBUILD ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL LIGHT AND GENERALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN. NORTHEASTERLY DRAINAGE WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE
NIGHT ALONG WITH A WELL DEVELOPED THERMAL BELT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY SUNDAY AS WARM DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    5-10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (3000-20400 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    (SOUTHEAST) AT 10-15 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120804.DEERC.01/GJT