FNUS75 KGJT 242041
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
241 PM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1412 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK EMBEDDED WEATHER SYSTEM IS PASSING THROUGH THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE TODAY...ALLOWING STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO MIX TO THE
SURFACE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY AT THE SAME
TIME MID-LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES...BUT CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED
IN COVERAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER WEDNESDAY AND
HUMIDITY WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH. WINDS DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (700-1500 KNOT-FT) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JENNA BECKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120424.MIDDL.01/GJT