FNUS75 KGJT 170053
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
653 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1832 MDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA. THE FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE FIRE SITE AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD
DECREASE AFTER 2100 THIS EVENING...THOUGH WILL STILL REMAIN
MODERATELY GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE ERRATIC
AND STRONG GUSTS THIS EVENING NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND VIRGA. THURSDAY
WILL SEE LESS WIND AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AFTER 2100 BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH AFTER 2100.
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MIKE MEYERS
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100616.DRYCA.01/GJT