FNUS75 KGJT 121207
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
607 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1932 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN
SITE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN DURING THE
MORNING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH DEEP MIXING BRINGING DOWN
WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOISTURE INCREASES SOME
ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LATE DAY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER LA SAL MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE
SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO
                    NEAR 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1600...
                    MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER LA SAL MOUNTAINS WEST OF
                    THE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 15 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR COLLAPSING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1600.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...SALLYS HOLLOW FEMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.SALLY.02/GJT