FNUS75 KGJT 241537 AAA
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURMILE...ARCHULETA SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
935 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.

.UPDATE...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL EJECT OVER WESTERN COLORADO. COLD TEMPERATURES THIS
MORNING. EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND DECREASE SLOWLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%) LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
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...AS
REQUESTED BY...D PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100523.FOURM.02/GJT