FNUS75 KGJT 221102
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS HOLLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
502 AM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1702 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGHER PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER.
DRIER AIR WILL BE OVER THE SITE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ALLOWING
FEWER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM TODAY...AND NO THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 700.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......150 DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 950.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FLICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.SALLY.01/GJT