FNUS75 KGJT 120533
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVIL CR MONITORING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1133 PM MDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE. A TROUGH ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA CAUSING
SURFACE WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY NOON. AT THE BURN SITE,
NORMAL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST UPVALLEY SURFACE WINDS MAY BE STRENGTHENED
AFTER ABOUT 1000, THEN AFTER ABOUT 1400, WINDS SHOULD BECOME MORE
ERRATIC AND MAY OCCASIONALLY SHIFT TO GUSTY DOWNSLOPE NORTHWEST
WINDS AS THE TROUGH PASSES OVERHEAD. TONIGHT...DOWNVALLEY NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY THE NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT. WEDNESDAY
...SURFACE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN DOWNSLOPE AND STRONGER THAN NORMAL
UNTIL LATE MORNING, THEN DECREASE AND SHIFT TO UPVALLEY BY ABOUT
1400.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    TO WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH
                    AT TIMES. WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED SHOULD BE
                    ERRATIC THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......ERRATIC SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100, THEN SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5-8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-12 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL ABOUT 1400, THEN GRADUALLY DECREASING.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090512.DEVIL.01/GJT