FNUS75 KGJT 042347
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINGO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
547 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1721 MDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS OVER GUNNISON COUNTY
WAS MOVING NORTH AND SHOULD KEEP OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AROUND THIS
EVENING. SOUTHWEST AND A BIT DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
FOR LESS SHOWER COVERAGE. WEDNESDAY WILL BE WINDIER...HOWEVER...
AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INLAND.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL
                    UNTIL 2000...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......OVER RIDGETOPS...SOUTH 10 MPH. OTHERWISE...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
                    ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD BECOMING POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN LOWERING TO
                    1000 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BY
                    2300.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50%) UNTIL 1200..THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 1200. AFTER 1200...SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO
                    TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL...HIGHER
                    IN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...KIT COMPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111004.WINGO.01/GJT