FNUS75 KGJT 090533
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG A FIRE...GJAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1133 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1913 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNDER A GENERAL
WEST FLOW ALOFT. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FROM DAY TO DAY WITH
TYPICAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...EXCEPT DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN
WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. SOME GUSTINESS WILL AGAIN
BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES.
STRONG SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT AND
AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THERMAL BELTS ON MID-SLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BY 1300. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO NEAR 25 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...GARY HELMING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110808.BIGAF.01/GJT