FNUS75 KGJT 080316
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG A FIRE...GJAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
916 PM MDT SUN AUG 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1928 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH MIDWEEK. DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SOME AFTERNOON
GUSTINESS ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A
SLOPE-VALLEY CIRCULATION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT
STRONG SURFACE INVERSIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THERMAL BELTS
ON MID-SLOPES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    BY 1300. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BY 1300.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...NICK NAUSLAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110807.BIGAF.01/GJT