FNUS75 KGJT 060231
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND II...VERNAL BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
831 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1956 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT WESTWARD MONDAY RESULTING IN THE FLOW ALOFT
SWITCHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING
DRIER MORE STABLE AIR TO THE FIRE SITE...HOWEVER ENOUGH RESIDUAL
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
A WELL DEVELOPED THERMAL BELT SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT UNDER
CLEARING SKIES. TUESDAY SHOULD BE DRY WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5-10
                    MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) EARLY...THEN CLEARING.
                    AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.BLIND.02/GJT