FNUS75 KGJT 171850
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLADE CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1250 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1227 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 8000 FEET ELEVATION...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 8000 FEET ELEVATION...

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE TODAY AND KEEP CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS
AROUND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL SLIDE NORTH TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY WITH DRIER AIR IN PLACE ON SATURDAY. BE ALERT FOR
THERMAL BELTS ON CANYON MID-SLOPES TONIGHT AS SURFACE INVERSIONS FORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%) UNTIL 1500...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 35 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) AFTER 2400. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH UNTIL 2100...DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH.
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER 2400. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO POOR BY
                    2200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH. AFTER 1200...SOUTHWEST
                    10-14 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR BECOMING  EXCELLENT
                    BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH AFTER 1200.

$$
FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...BETH HARMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110617.GADEC.01/GJT