FNUS75 KGJT 170040
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
640 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1824 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 MOST OF THE 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. THERE WILL BE SOME 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
                    SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN. AFTER 2100 BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100616.REDCR.01/GJT