FNUS75 KGJT 141125
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...USFS - MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
525 AM MDT SUN AUG 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1654 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURGE OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TODAY. THOUGH THE LA SALS
WILL BE FAVORED...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AT THE
FIRE SITE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 DEGREES
COOLER DUE TO CLOUDS AND SHOWERS. RISING DEW POINTS COMBINED WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LESS SERE RH VALUES WITH GOOD
RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. A DRYING TREND BEGINS AGAIN MONDAY WHICH
WILL LAST UNTIL LATE IN THE COMING WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO
     NEAR 15 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY 2100. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 1200...
    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 17 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND
    1800. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...SALLYS HOLLOW FEMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110813.SALLY.01/GJT