FNUS75 KGJT 301740
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LADORE...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1123 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1006 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. CONDITIONS
MAY BECOME CLOSE TO CRITICAL ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOWER RH
VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS. EXPECT A DECREASE IN CONVECTION. WINDS
SHOULD INCREASE EVEN MORE AS RH VALUES DECREASE BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING 12 TO 14
                    MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN AFTER SUNSET 3 TO 5 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.LADOR.01/GJT