FNUS75 KGJT 260339
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNRISE MINE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
939 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2052 MDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. HIGH WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER ELEMENTS. WINDS WILL NOT
DECOUPLE TONIGHT AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED. SATURDAY
AFTERNOON A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE FIRE
SITE BUT HIGH WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY. LASTLY THE EXPOSED
MESA TOP NATURE OF THE FIRE SITE WILL MAKE IT MORE PRONE TO STRONG
WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%). SMOKEY DOWNSTREAM
                    (NORTHEAST) FROM THE FIRE SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 34 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VERY WINDY. MORNING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AFTERNOON WINDS
                    SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
                    EVEN STRONGER GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 40 MPH INCREASING TO 52 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...WADE HUTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120525.SUNRI.01/GJT