FNUS75 KGJT 062112
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUNNISON...COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
312 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1448 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT PASSED AROUND NOON AND COLD DRY AIR
IS POURING IN BEHIND IT. THE LATEST MODELS INDICATE WEST WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. OTHER OBSERVATION SITES AROUND THE REGION SHOW
DEWPOINTS CLOSER TO ZERO F. SO HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE SLOW AND
MAINLY DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY...MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL BUT HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY
LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 F AND DROPPING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL 8 PM...THEN DECREASING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 3-7 MPH...SHIFTING TO SOUTH 2-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM CUDMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120406.GUNNI.01/GJT