FNUS75 KGJT 090030
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SINBAD...USFS - MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
630 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1700 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 WITH TYPICAL
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...EXCEPT FOR A PERIOD LATE IN THE DAY AS SOME
GUSTINESS DEVELOPS...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. 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.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3-6 MPH AFTER 1200. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-18 MPH
                    MAY AT TIMES MIX TO THE SURFACE.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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