FNUS75 KGJT 292118
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
318 PM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1446 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON CUMULUS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL QUICKLY
COLLAPSE BEFORE SUNSET. SURFACE-BASED INVERSIONS WILL BECOME
STRONG OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS DOWNSLOPE THEN DOWNVALLEY. THE
INVERSIONS WILL BREAK MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. THIN HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INVADE FROM THE NORTH WITH A FEW CUMULUS AGAIN FORMING OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. DAYTIME WINDS WILL SHIFT TO UPVALLEY.

.THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3-8 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 9800 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH TURNING TO NORTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
                    AFTER 1100 WEST 3-8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120529.LITTL.01/GJT