FNUS75 KGJT 062208
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINGO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
408 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1549 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VIGOROUS FALL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION
THIS EVENING...BRINGING AREAS OF SNOW TO THE FIRE SITE ALONG WITH
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH PARTIAL CLEARING EXPECTED. PATCHY FOG WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE BY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PARTIAL CLEARING LATE.
                    NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WINDS BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT)
                    BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH BY 1400. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...KIT COMPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111006.WINGO.01/GJT