FNUS75 KGJT 240342
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS, SAN JUAN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
942 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2102 MDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN AFFECT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR DRY
FUELS...STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT WAS PASSING OVER THE BURN SITE
WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT WILL STALL OUT IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO
OVERNIGHT BUT STILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING BUT
SHIFT TO SOUTH AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIG INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN THURSDAY
NIGHT. INCREASING CLOUDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL KEEP THE
OVERNIGHT INVERSIONS WEAK AND HUMIDITY RECOVERY POOR. STRONG WINDS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME STRONGER ON SATURDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH INCREASING TO 33 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHEAST 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20-30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 36 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HENTSCHEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120523.LITTL.01/GJT