FNUS75 KGJT 290118
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNRISE MINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
718 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1640 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE SITE TUESDAY RESULTING IN
RELATIVELY LIGHT SURFACE WINDS. WEDNESDAY A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION ABOUT MID-DAY. THE MAIN EFFECT WILL BE
A CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION TO THE NORTHWEST...BUT SURFACE WIND
SPEEDS WILL ONLY BE MODERATE AT BEST. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE
LOW BOTH DAYS.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......MORNING DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH...LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH BY SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......MORNING DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH...LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH A
                    FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DIANA ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120528.SUNRI.01/GJT