FNUS75 KGJT 060412 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNRISE MINE...MONTROSE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1012 PM MDT TUE JUN 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2020 MDT ON JUNE 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEDNESDAY WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER IN THE WAKE OF THE COOL FRONT THAT PASSED TUESDAY EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES ON THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION...BEFORE AGAIN INCREASING IN STRENGTH ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN WESTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE. AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT BOTH DAYS. .WEDNESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH. AT TIMES SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH A FEW STRONGER GUSTS MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). A FEW THIN HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81 F. MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST. INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN REQUESTED BY...MONTROSE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120605.SUNRI.01/GJT