FNUS75 KGJT 201248
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
648 AM MDT SUN JUN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0633 MDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING BELOW 7500 FEET FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY.  STEEPENING LAPSE RATES DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL CAUSE SOME GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.  SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH AFTER 2100.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHAPFLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100620.DRYCA.01/GJT