FNUS75 KGJT 221645
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEBOA...STATE FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1045 AM MDT SAT MAY 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY WINDY WITH LOW RH VALUES...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDY WITH VERY STRONG GUSTS. LOW RH VALUES. UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE
TO ROTATE OVER THE GREAT BASIN LEAVING THE FIRE SITE UNDER STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. WINDS WILL RELAX ONLY SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT
AND INCREASE SUNDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH SUNDAY AS THE
WESTERN SYSTEM DIGS FARTHER SOUTH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE LOW TEENS WITH REDUCED RECOVERY
OVERNIGHT.

THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 60 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 45 MPH INCREASING TO 55 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 55 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 15-20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 45 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 17-22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO
                    20-25 MPH GUSTS 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 44 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...TIM CUDMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100522.CEBOA.01/GJT