FNUS75 KGJT 250252
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
852 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
847 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2011 MDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL LIFE THREATENING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
(FRIDAY) THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND
UNSEASONABLY  WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER ELEMENTS.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL FRIDAY NIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVER ESPECIALLY IN THE THERMAL BELT AND MID SLOPES. SATURDAY
AFTERNOON A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE FIRE
SITE BUT HIGH WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY. LASTLY THE WINDS ALOFT
ARE FAVORABLY ALIGNED WITH THE DRAINAGE MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%). A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS
                    OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........19-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15-25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO FAIR.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL.

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REQUESTED BY...HEATHER CAVE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE