FNUS75 KGJT 102110
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA SAL ADMIN PILES...MOAB/MONTICELLO RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
310 PM MDT TUE AUG 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY AS
THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT INTENSIFIES. INSTABILITY IS ALSO
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT ALLOWING ISOLATED NOCTURNAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WYOMING
LATE THURSDAY CAUSING BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE SITE...BUT
DRYING AND STABILIZATION WILL OCCUR BY LATE AFTERNOON LIMITING
CONVECTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH BY NOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1000+.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH...DECREASING AND BECOMING EASTERLY AT
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......900 DECREASING TO 150.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. PARTIAL CLEARING FROM THE WEST
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER MCLEAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100811.LASAL.01/GJT