FNUS75 KGJT 202058
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRILL HOLE...USFS - MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
258 PM MDT SUN MAY 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 6500 FEET WHERE
FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DOMINATE SOUTHEAST
UTAH THROUGH MONDAY. THE FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AFTER THE RIDGE
AXIS PASSES OVERHEAD AROUND MIDDAY. AS A RESULT...SOUTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE A LITTLE AS COMPARED TO
WINDS ON SUNDAY. THE WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE.

WINDS WILL DECOUPLE EARLIER THIS EVENING DUE TO THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 3-8 MPH WITH A FEW STRONGER GUSTS UNTIL
                    1900...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......500 EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    50 BY AFTER 1900.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL UNTIL AROUND 1900...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS 13-18 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...MIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120520.DRILL.03/GJT