FNUS75 KGJT 022148
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RYMAN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
348 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1529 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING BELOW
7500 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT. AHEAD
OF THIS APPROACHING SYSTEM...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH
VERY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THESE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL 8 PM...WITH WINDS THEN DIMINISHING AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY SLOWLY INCREASING BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. INCREASED
CLOUD COVER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP
                    TO 35 MPH UNTIL 2000 MDT...THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 8-16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER 1900 MDT. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110402.RYMAN.01/GJT