FNUS75 KGJT 081800
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAGSTAFF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1200 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1131 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY...WESTERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS DRY AIR MASS WILL LEAD TO DEEP MIXING IN THE AFTERNOONS
AND THIS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR THE 15 PERCENT MARK THE NEXT FEW
AFTERNOONS AND FUELS WILL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DRY OUT.
WITH LIMITED MOISTURE THUNDERSTORMS AND THE CHANCE OF WETTING
RAINS ARE NEAR ZERO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75 F BY 3 PM MDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17% BY 3 PM MDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH FROM THE WEST.
                    A FEW GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE MID TO LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 F BY SUNRISE.
MAX HUMIDITY........RECOVERING TO NEAR 30% BY MID EVENING
                    WITH A MAX NEAR 40% BY SUNRISE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH EARLY
                    EVENING...THEN DOWNSLOPE AT 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 15 MPH FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...TERRY DYESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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