FNUS75 KGJT 260404
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRILL HOLE RX...USFS - MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1004 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 26.
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 SATURDAY. HIGH
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN
WEATHER ELEMENTS. MID-DAY SATURDAY A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
EASTWARD ACROSS THE FIRE SITE...BUT HIGH WINDS WILL REMAIN
SOUTHWESTERLY. LASTLY THE SOUTHERN ASPECT OF THE FIRE SITE WILL
EXPOSE IT TO THE FULL STRENGTH OF THE STRONG WINDS. MONDAY BEHIND
THE FRONT CONDITIONS WILL BE COOLER AND WINDS CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER
...BUT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
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.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 43 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12-17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUCKIE DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120526.DRILL.01/GJT