FNUS75 KGJT 241140
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURMILE...ARCHULETA SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
540 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1835 MDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE
FIRE SITE DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS ABOVE THE FIRE SITE ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SLIGHTLY IMPROVED OVER YESTERDAY AS
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY COOLER. CLEAR
SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTH
                    OF THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28
                      MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR
                    (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH...THEN DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH AFTER
                    2200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...D PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100523.FOURM.02/GJT