FNUS75 KGJT 051920
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASCADE CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
120 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS IN NW COLORADO AND WILL WORK INTO
THE BURN SITE AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. IT WILL BE A DRY FRONTAL
PASSAGE BUT THE FIRE SITE SHOULD SEE A WIND SHIFT TO NORTH-
NORTHWEST AND WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING. HUMIDITY WILL BE POOR
OVERNIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE WITH LOW HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120505.CASCA.01/GJT