FNUS75 KGJT 302015
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILL CREEK...UCR FRIE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
215 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1232 MDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA ON SUNDAY. A FEW TERRAIN DRIVEN BREEZES WILL BE AUGMENTED BY
THE MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH DOWNSLOPE
FLOW DEVELOPING BEFORE SUNSET. THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM...WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST...BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 5-8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    TRANSITIONING TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. WINDS INCREASING
                    TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY 1400...AND
                    THEN INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH AROUND 1700.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DON SCRONEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120330.GILLC.02/GJT