FNUS75 KGJT 072355
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILE MARKER 125...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
555 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1732 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY WILL BE MODIFYING
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE ROCKIES.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH MOISTURE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN
CLOUD COVER TODAY WITH A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE. CLOUDS DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH STRONG INVERSION SETTING UP BY SUNSET. THE INVERSION BREAKS
EARLY MONDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING BY MIDDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST BY 1100. WEST WINDS THEN INCREASING TO 4 TO
                    8 MPH BY 1400. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 FROM HIGH BASED
                    SHOWERS SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 2000...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1300...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH BY 1200. LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...PAT MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120407.MILEM.02/GJT