FNUS75 KGJT 072333
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON CREEK FIRE...CARBONDALE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
533 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIR MASS IS IN PLACE AFTER FRIDAY'S
FRONTAL PASSAGE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER
THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUESDAY. TONIGHT
THE WINDS WILL BECOME QUICKLY DOWNSLOPE THEN DOWNVALLEY...AND THAT
WILL PERSIST INTO MID-MORNING SUNDAY. THIN HIGH CLOUDS WILL WORK
UP FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT...OTHERWISE SKIES WILL BE CLEAR. A
WARMING TREND CONTINUES ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

***OBSERVATION NOTE: YOUR TEMPERATURE LOOKS VERY WARM COMPARED TO
 ALL OTHER LOCAL SITES. FOR INSTANCE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE
 ASPEN AIRPORT HAS BEEN 54 DEGREES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 15500 KNOT- FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH THIN HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE THEN UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RON LEACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120407.THOMP.05/GJT