FNUS75 KGJT 052306
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ABAJO...USFS - MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
506 PM MDT TUE JUN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1445 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...BELOW
6500 FEET...FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE BURN SITE AROUND SUNSET...PLUS OR MINUS
ABOUT AN HOUR. AS THIS HAPPENS...THE WIND DIRECTION WILL SWITCH
FIRST TO SOUTHWEST...THEN WEST...AND THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST FOR A PERIOD LATE
TONIGHT. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY THE FLOW WILL AGAIN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST
AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH REMAINS TO OUR WEST. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RUN AROUND 5 DEGREES COOLER ON WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS.
HOWEVER THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    BEFORE SUNSET. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH
                    POSSIBLE. DECREASING TO WEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER SUNSET. AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH...DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH
                    BY SUNSET...THEN BECOMING WEST. AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JIM REAVY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120605.ABAJO.01/GJT