FNUS75 KGJT 171055
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
455 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE
TODAY AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETREATS TO THE SOUTH.

NOTE: FORECAST TEMPERATURES AND RH BASED ON WARMER AND DRIER CARPENTER
RAWS DATA WHICH WAS MORE CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS
CORRECTED FOR ELEVATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 10 AM...THEN BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......250 DECREASING TO 50.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (50-60%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
    LA SALS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 10 AM...THEN BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 600 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...TERRY TILFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110816.SALLY.01/GJT