FNUS75 KGJT 080056
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1843 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.

.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 WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN FAIR INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...INCREASING
                    TO 10000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RON LEACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120407.THOMP.06/GJT