FNUS75 KGJT 082322
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...USFS - MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
522 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNDER A WEST FLOW
ALOFT. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FROM DAY TO DAY AS A FEW AFTERNOON
WIND GUSTS FLIRT WITH...BUT REMAIN UNDER CRITICAL CRITERIA. STRONG
SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THERMAL BELTS ON MID-SLOPES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UNTIL SUNSET: UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH...HOWEVER AT TIMES
                    WEST WINDS 8-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 15-18
                    MPH WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE.
                    AFTER SUNSET: DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......750 EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    LESS THAN 100 AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER NOON SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    3-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH LATE AFTER 1500.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH...BECOMING MORE WEST AT 18 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOANVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 150.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110808.SALLY.01/GJT