FNUS75 KGJT 231846
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX ELDER...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1246 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1221 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A
LARGE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES REMAINS DOMINANT.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF
THE BURN SITE...BUT THEN SHOULD SLOWLY MOVE AWAY TO THE EAST OR
SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN. EXPECT MODERATE TO STRONG
INVERSIONS AT NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE SOUTH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 2200...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-61%
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3 MPH AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE SOUTH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    VARIABLE 3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.BOXEL.01/GJT