FNUS75 KGJT 120519
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG A FIRE...MIFMU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1119 PM MDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2040 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TODAY WITH PRECIPITATION
STAYING WELL TO THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND WILL MAINLY BE
FROM THE NORTHWEST FROM MID-MORNING ONWARDS. HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN DRY RUNNING FROM 10 TO 15% THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE
INCREASES SOME ON SATURDAY BUT EXPECT MOST PRECIPITATION TO AGAIN
STAY TO THE SOUTH. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO COOL SOMEWHAT. WEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY 1PM
                    THEN INCREASING TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH LATE AFTER 4PM. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DAVIDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.BIGAF.01/GJT