FNUS75 KGJT 230151
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURMILE...ARCHULETA SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
751 PM MDT SAT MAY 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1901 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
AFTER SUNSET. TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...AND ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THEN AT TIMES
THE SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE. WINDS WILL
AGAIN INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING FOR ANOTHER WINDY DAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45
                    MPH POSSIBLE. AFTER SUNSET WINDS WILL
                    GRADUALLY DECREASE...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12
                    MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY AROUND
                    2300. AFTER 0100...LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL
                    DOMINATE...HOWEVER AT TIMES THE SOUTHWEST
                    GRADIENT WINDS MAY STILL MIX TO THE SURFACE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WINDY BY LATE MORNING. DOWNSLOPE
                    WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 35-45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
                    SOUTHERLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...D PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100522.FOURM.01/GJT