FNUS75 KGJT 011731
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MEADOWS PILES...STATE OF UTAH, FFSL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1131 AM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FOR TONIGHT LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. A DISTURBANCE WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW
BUT WILL NOT REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE BURN SITE. NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND THICKEN IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASING DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND
LASTING UNTIL SUNSET.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
CLEARING INDEX......800 DECREASING TO 250 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH UNTIL SUNSET THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 10AM THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 10AM THEN INCREASING TO
                    9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 10AM THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO/MATT ALEKSA
REQUESTED BY...BEN HUNTSMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.ELKME.01/GJT