FNUS75 KGJT 271808
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...CO-SJF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1208 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1121 MDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LESS WINDY CONDITIONS
TODAY AND ON MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY EVENING'S COLD FRONT.
WHILE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE MAIN
TROUGH TRAILING THE FRONT PASSES OVERHEAD...WINDS WILL NOT
BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL THEN DROP A LITTLE
MORE ON MONDAY. THE AIR MASS REMAINS QUITE DRY SO HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL REMAIN LOW.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%) B MID AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 8-13
                    MPH BY AROUND 1300 WITH GUSTS TO 18-23 MPH.
                    LOCALLY FAVORED AREAS WILL SEE HIGHER WINDS...
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY
                    LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...AND DECREASING
                    TOWARDS EVENING.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
                    OVER RIDGE TOPS...WEST 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL SOON AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH. OVER RIDGETOPS WEST
                    7 MPH.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
                    5-10 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER
                    OVER RIDGETOPS (8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...LESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120527.LITTL.01/GJT