FNUS75 KGJT 050252
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ACE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
852 PM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2014 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WITH A COLD FRONT PASSING AROUND
SUNSET...

.DISCUSSION...HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY. THEN A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPECT AN ABRUPT SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. WEDNESDAY WILL BE ABOUT 10
DEGREES COOLER BUT STILL VERY DRY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80%) UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL DARK...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 0900...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BY ABOUT NOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST 15 TO 30
                    MPH BY ABOUT 2000. AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 5
                    TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...MAC ZIMMERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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