FNUS75 KGJT 260245
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MASSADONA...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
845 PM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2019 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST
UTAH SHOULD WEAKEN AND PASS NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE NEAR 2200...BUT
OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THESE STORMS COULD AFFECT THE FIRE. GUSTS TO
30 MPH FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN ABOUT 2130
AND 2230. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF
THE SIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT OUTFLOW WINDS WILL
NOT REACH THE FIRE SIGHT.

AFTER THE NORTHERN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PASSES...SKIES WILL CLEAR.
FRIDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
THE WESTERN U.S. WITH MONSOON MOISTURE IN PLACE AND LIGHT WINDS AT
THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH A SIMILAR LEVEL OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY NORTH OF THE SITE.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) AFTER 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH UNTIL 2130...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL ABOUT
                    2230.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2230...THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%). AFTER 1300 MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.MASSA.01/GJT