FNUS75 KGJT 122139
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COSGROVE...GJAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
339 PM MDT FRI AUG 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1510 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED SOUTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS
TODAY WILL AMPLIFY ALONG THE SPINE OF THE ROCKIES ON SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BRING ONE MORE SUNNY DAY TO THE REGION. WINDS ALOFT
SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST THIS EVENING TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT
THEN RETURN TO WEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DEEP MOISTURE WILL WORK
INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY THEN BEGIN TO PUSH
TOWARDS THE BURN SITE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
HEAVY RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWN CANYON/NORTHWEST WINDS 1-5 MPH.
                    BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH ALONG RIDGE TOPS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON STRATOCUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER 0900 SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH. AFTER 1100
                    SHIFTING TO WEST 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RANDY JACKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.COSGR.01/GJT