FNUS75 KGJT 020636
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINION...GMUG FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1236 AM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2208 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION TODAY AND THEN STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY. AS A
RESULT...LOOK FOR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. ALSO SURFACE WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN DUE TO THE LIGHT FLOW ALOFT. A FEW MID
LEVEL CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW MORE
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN
                    A FEW MID TO HIGH CLOUDS (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    13200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL
                    1000...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    13700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110701.PINIO.01/GJT