FNUS75 KGJT 181748
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MM15 HWY128...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1148 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1039 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS BELOW 6000 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...
A MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL BE
APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. DRIER AIR ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY ALONG WITH THE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.  SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO RELAX OVER THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AS MIXING OF THE AIR
DECREASES.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER 1300 MDT.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER 2200 MDT.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%).

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FORECASTER...JIM PRINGLE
REQUESTED BY...MM15 HWY128 IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110618.MM15H.01/GJT