FNUS75 KGJT 182228
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 501...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
428 PM MDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1611 MDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DARK. EXPECT
A FEW ERRATIC GUSTS TO 30 MPH FROM SHOWERS OVER SURROUNDING HIGHER
TERRAIN.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
WEAK TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD. CONDITIONS WILL BE UNSTABLE UNTIL DARK.
THEN SURFACE WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO DOWNSLOPE AND DOWNVALLEY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL ERRATIC GUSTS TO 30 MPH FROM SHOWERS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER DARK BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR AFTER DARK...DECREASING TO POOR BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...LESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120418.501__.01/GJT