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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...USFS - MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
855 PM MDT SUN AUG 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2038 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 TONIGHT WITH THERMAL BELTS ON
MID-SLOPES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY
                    2200.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH BY 1300. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12200 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO UNDER 500 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH BY 1300.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11800 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110807.SALLY.01/GJT