FNUS75 KGJT 231234
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURMILE...ARCHULETA SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
634 AM MDT SUN MAY 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0038 MDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING STRONG
WINDS... LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROF. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE FIRE SITE. THE COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE
SITE LATE TONIGHT. BREEZY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY...THOUGH
LIGHTER THAN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    35 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 0200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...D PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100523.FOURM.01/GJT