FNUS75 KGJT 070105
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
705 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONTAL BAND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF
THE SAN JUANS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO WASH OUT
THROUGH THE EVENING. MODERATE TO STRONG INVERSIONS WILL FORM
OVERNIGHT...THEN MIX OUT BY MID MORNING AS A MORE RELAXED
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT REACHES THE SURFACE BY LATE MORNING. THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL
ALSO RESULT IN INCREASED SURFACE WINDS BY THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER
THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...WHEN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...
                    TRANSITIONING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6
                    MPH AROUND SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH...UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). A FEW HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST. INCREASING
                    TO 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
                    8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18-23 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    8600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120606.LITTL.01/GJT