FNUS75 KGJT 220134
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS, SAN JUAN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
734 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1840 MDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES ONTO THE EASTERN
PLAINS TONIGHT AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WORKS INTO BRITISH
COLUMBIA ON TUESDAY...THEN THROUGH SOUTHERN ALBERTA WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE FIRST COOL FRONT WORKS THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH ON
TUESDAY AND BECOMES WEST-EAST ORIENTED NEAR THE INTERSTATE-70
CORRIDOR TUESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL PASS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS BOTH AFTERNOONS WITH POOR RH
RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BOTH
AFTERNOONS WITH THE STRONGER WINDS OCCURRING WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE
REMAINS QUITE LIMITED SO ANY SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY WILL OCCUR WELL
NORTH OF THE FIRE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH INCREASING AFTERNOON HIGH CLOUDS
                    AND AFTERNOON CUMULUS TO THE NORTHEAST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH UNTIL NOON INCREASING TO 25 MPH
                    BY 1600.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-30% MAINLY HIGH CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 2-7 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BREAKING THE INVERSION.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-50%) WITH CUMULUS MAINLY TO THE
                    NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    40 MPH BY 1400.

$$
FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HENTSCHEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120521.LITTL.01/GJT