FNUS75 KGJT 050320
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNRISE MINE...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
920 PM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY...THEN
INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COOL FRONT PUSHES ACROSS UTAH.
IN ADDITION...THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TUESDAY RESULTING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY LATE
MORNING. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE
WEAKENED FRONT FILTERS ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO. BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN STATES. HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN ON TUESDAY.


.TUESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). A FEW MID LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY BY LATE MORNING. SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL AROUND 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH. SOME STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE. BECOMING
                    MORE SOUTHWEST TOWARDS SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH UNTIL AROUND 10 PM MDT...THEN DECREASING.
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...AND
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) BY MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH...THEN DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MADDOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120604.SUNRI.01/GJT