FNUS75 KGJT 070417
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG A FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1017 PM MDT SAT AUG 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1846 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN AT NIGHT...WITH
SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS DOMINATING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    NEAR 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    BECOMING CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO
                    4-8 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DAVIDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110806.BIGAF.01/GJT