FNUS75 KGJT 232000 AAA
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
152 PM MDT SUN MAY 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0542 MDT ON MAY 23.
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.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING ACROSS THE FIRE SITE. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE LATE THIS EVENING.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
BREEZY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY...THOUGH LIGHTER THAN OVER
THE PAST TWO DAYS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH FREQUENT GUSTS
                    OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND
                    50 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 48 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. FRONTAL
                    PASSAGE EXPECTED 1900 TO 2100 MAKING WINDS
                    ERRATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO WEST.
                    WINDS WILL DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 2300. TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0300. WINDS CAN BE ERRATIC AND
                    GUSTY NEAR STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    AFTER 1000. WINDS CAN BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR
                    STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...LUKE ODOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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