FNUS75 KGJT 161024
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
424 AM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1820 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE AREA WILL BE SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN YESTERDAY AS
MONSOON MOISTURE SLOWLY ERODES. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL REFLECT
THIS DECREASE WITH ONLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN TO
THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE DRYING TREND
CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THROUGH 1200...THEN PARTLY
    CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
    LA SALS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN BECOMING
    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 WEST OF THE FIRE SITE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY 30-40% WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE VICINITY THROUGH 2000. MOSTLY CLEAR
    (10-20%) AFTER 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY 2100. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
    IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......250 DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 850.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...TERRY TILFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.SALLY.01/GJT