FNUS75 KGJT 010453 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE CARVER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1053 PM MDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2229 MDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS NOT REACHING ABOVE 4 MPH. A DISTURBANCE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW BUT WILL NOT REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE BURN SITE. EVEN THOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER SOMEWHAT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER 11AM AND PERSISTING THROUGH 7PM. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F. MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 11AM. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120430.LITTL.01/GJT