FNUS75 KGJT 142240 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAKIE...SJNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 440 PM MDT SAT MAY 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 MDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRIER SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REBOUNDS OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. AMPLE SUNSHINE WILL PROMOTE GOOD SURFACE HEATING AND AFTERNOON MIXING...WITH RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING THAT WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE..... 64-68F. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH. AFTER 1100...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO 12-15 MPH BY 1400 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110514.QUAKI.02/GJT