FNUS75 KGJT 110348
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG A FIRE...GJAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
948 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2059 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TODAY AND FRIDAY.  SOME HIGH BASED CLOUDS WILL
FORM DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT THEY SHOULD NOT POSE A THREAT IN TERMS OF
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME ERRATIC LATE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
EXPECT POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%) AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 1100.  BRIEF GUSTS
                    FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH FROM 1500-1800.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.  BRIEF AFTERNOON GUSTS FROM THE
                    NORTHWEST 10 MPH FROM 1500-1800.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...RANDY JACKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110810.BIGAF.01/GJT