FNUS75 KGJT 261547
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RGHT FORK...UT-VLD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
947 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0917 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL UTAH
WITH MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MIX DOWN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AS HEATING TAKES PLACE AND
MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE TO ABOVE 10000 FT AGL. THIS SHOULD ALLOW
THE SOUTHWEST WINDS CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING TIME FRAME. A SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES WILL PUSH A COOL FRONT INTO NORTHERN UTAH AND NORTHWEST
COLORADO LATE IN THE DAY AND WIND SHOULD TURN MORE WESTERLY AHEAD
OF THIS FEATURE. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LOOKS TO OCCUR DURING THE MID
EVENING HOURS WITH A WIND SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTH...THEN NORTHEAST.
THERE MAY BE A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE...BUT WINDS SHOULD LIGHTEN AND BECOME MORE EASTERLY
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND LOWER
TEENS ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81 F BY 3 PM MDT .
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9% BY 3 PM MDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURNING
                    MORE TO THE WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 BY LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12700 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST NEAR 25 MPH
                    THROUGH MID EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH BY LATE EVENING WITH FRONTAL
                    PASSAGE. WINDS OVERNIGHT MAINLY NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH OR LESS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO UNDER AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1050 BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 MPH BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DAVE INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110626.RGHTF.01/GJT