FNUS75 KGJT 231030
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
430 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2038 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE COVERS THE REGION TODAY BUT SOME AFTERNOON CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  BRIEF STORM IS POSSIBLE NEAR
THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 1-2 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN IMPROVING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.FIRST.01/GJT