FNUS75 KGJT 051800
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1200 PM MDT MON JUL 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1155 MDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER LAST NIGHT'S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...THE BURN
SITE IS IN A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO
TERRAIN-DRIVEN WITH SUNSET WITH MODERATE SURFACE-BASED INVERSIONS
LASTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE UPPER FLOW TURNS TO SOUTHWEST ON
TUESDAY THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BRING MONSOONAL MOISTURE BACK TO THE
SITE STARTING WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY/SOUTHWEST 2-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET (2100)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY/NORTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........AFTER 0900...SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100705.SANDC.01/GJT