FNUS75 KGJT 050117
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLARD GREEN FIRE...UCR-BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
717 PM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1837 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE 4 CORNERS LABOR DAY
...WHILE A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL
BRING A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND THE BEGINNING OF A RESURGENCE
OF MOISTURE TO THE AREA. WINDS MONDAY WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN
DRIVEN.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DWIGHT HENNINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.COLLA.01/GJT