FNUS75 KGJT 191101
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA SAL ADMIN PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
501 AM MDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1455 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
POSSIBLE. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE
BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS MOVE
THROUGH. DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS THEN MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 4-8 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (20-30%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH BY 2100. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 BY 2200.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BY 1200.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 750 BY 1300.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA DALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100818.LASAL.01/GJT