Morning Briefing: September 17, 2008

 

DUTY OFFICERS:                                 

 

BLM

NZ-FS

SZ - FS

Benefield

259-5864

Hoffman

650-4797

X

Smith-Kause

260-2086

X

Garcia

259-9667

X

Stevens

630-1274

Williams

260-1032

Keating

259-9691

Mortenson

Mortenson

650-4795

 

 

 

NPS

STATE

Ziemann (Mon-Fri)

210-0771

X

Zanotti

260-9809

Henry (Sat-Sun)

 260-1931

Sandoval

 650-0114

X

 Hill

210-0714

 

 

 

 

 

 

NFDR INDICIES:

 

Morning Forecasted NFDR Indices

 

ERC

BI

Adjective Rating

Disp. Level

PL

Low  Elevation

78

63

M

M

2

High Elevation

65

57

M

M

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEATHER:

 

WED SEP 17 2008
 
 BROADCAST DISCUSSION...MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS
 THE FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM
 WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...WITH A SOMEWHAT STRONGER SYSTEM
 EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

 TODAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                     1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PCT CLOUD
                     COVER).
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...75-85.
                     NEAR 8000 FEET...67-77.
 MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...13-23 PERCENT.
                     NEAR 8000 FEET...20-30 PERCENT.
 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
                     RIDGETOPS......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 LAL.................2.
 CWR.................10 PERCENT.
 HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
 
 TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PCT CLOUD COVER)...
                     ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                     UNTIL 2400.
 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...49-59.
                     NEAR 8000 FEET...44-54.
 MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
                     NEAR 8000 FEET...53-63 PERCENT.
 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
                     RIDGETOPS......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400 THEN 1.
 CWR.................10 PERCENT.
 HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.

MORNING LINEUP:

Rotation

Area Resources

Leader + Crew,

Location

Day Off

 

EPHRAIM

 

         2

Sqd 10-1

Petersen + 1

Fish WFU

Mon/Tue

         1

 E-1011

Fri/Sat

 

 

 

 

 

PRICE

 

          2

Sqd 1031

Church + 2

Fish WFU

Sun/Mon

          1

E - 619

Relph + 1

West Coal Creek

Sat/Sun

       

Sqd 10-2

D/O

Thur/Fri

         

3A801

Needles

Price

 N/A

 

MOAB

 

          3

Helitack Sqd

Worthington + 6

ID

 N/A

          2

E-413

Tilford + 3

Moab

Fri/ Sat

          1

E - 414

Maughan + 3

Moab

Mon/Tue

         

Tender 216

McArthur

Moab

Mon/Tue

3A802

Farmer

Moab

3A80

Zanotti

 

MONTICELLO

 

         1

Abajo FUM

Scott + 2

Monticello

Thur/Fri

         2

E - 1041

Garner + 1

Monticello

Mon/Tue

         3

E - 618

Kause + 4

Monticello

Sat/Sun

3A803

Profaizer

Monticello

 N/A

OTHER

 

      SMKJ

              

Grand Junction

      SMKJ

              

Provo

 

      SMKJ

              

Cedar City