FNUS75 KGJT 101740
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1140 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WERE MOVING THROUGH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER COLORADO TODAY. AS THE RIDGE SLIDES TO THE EAST
TONIGHT...A PACIFIC STORM WILL REACH THE WEST COAST. AS THIS STORM
BEGINS TO PUSH INLAND...IT WILL RESULT IN DRY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THE BURN AREA ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PUSH ACROSS THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH UNTIL 1300...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER CAVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120410.EASTF.01/GJT