FNUS75 KGJT 280135
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 MDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE FIRE SITE MONDAY AND TUESDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY RELATIVELY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. HOWEVER THE AIR
MASS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY SO HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW.
AT NIGHT POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE
THERMAL BELT AND ALONG THE MID SLOPES. LASTLY THE PIEDRA RIVER
DRAINAGE WILL INCREASE AND CHANNEL WINDS UP THE CANYON DURING THE
AFTERNOONS.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
                    7-12 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.....WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%...EXCEPT THERMAL BELT AND MID SLOPES WHERE
                    HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 25-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    BY MID-MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH WITH A FEW  GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DALLISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120527.LITTL.02/GJT