FNUS75 KGJT 022335
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINGO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
535 PM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1714 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IN PERSISTENT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. CONVECTION WILL MOSTLY DIE DOWN AFTER
SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING...WITH VALLEY
INVERSIONS FORMING BY MIDNIGHT. WATCH FOR THERMAL BELT FORMING
ON MID-SLOPES EARLY EARLY TONIGHT. NOT TOO MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED
FOR MONDAY.

.REST OF TODAY (UNTIL 1900 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%)...OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH. OVER RIDGETOPS...SOUTH
                    SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO
                    30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT (AFTER 1900 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60% DECREASING TO 30-40% BY
                    2100). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    2030.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH. OVER RIDGETOPS...
                    SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3-5 MPH BY 2200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED TO 30 MPH
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2030...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH. OVER RIDGETOPS...
                    SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH AFTER 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...4.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...TRACY FIFAREK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111002.WINGO.01/GJT