FNUS75 KGJT 181135
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
535 AM MDT THU AUG 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1754 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TODAY FROM THE SOUTH AND CONTINUE
INCREASING FRIDAY. A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
WHICH WILL DRAW MORE MOISTURE NORTH AND INCREASE THE AREAL COVERAGE
OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

*NOTE: SMOKE DISPERSAL IS A "COLORADO-ONLY" PARAMETER AND IS
UNNECESSARY FOR A SPOT IN UTAH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50...REACHING 500 BY 1100...THEN INCREASING TO 850
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLY 5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2100 PM...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......550 UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO 50.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO
                    1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......100. REACHING 500 BY 1100...THEN INCREASING TO 1050
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...TERRY TILFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.SALLY.01/GJT