FNUS75 KGJT 081330
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIREWATER CANYON...UT-UOA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
730 AM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0646 MDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST STATES
WILL PUSH SLIGHTLY STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS OVER EAST CENTRAL
UTAH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. AS TEMPERATURES WARM
INTO THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON...MIXING SHOULD BRING THE WINDS
TO THE SURFACE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING
OCCASIONALLY GUSTING OVER 30 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING PERIOD. STRONGER WINDS WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN SITE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ALSO POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE COLD FRONT
LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA BETWEEN THE 6PM TO 9PM
TIME FRAME SATURDAY EVENING...WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
EXPECTED. MOISTURE REMAINS LIMITED WITH THIS STORM SO VIRGA OR
AT BEST ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOWS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 22 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...RACHELE OMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120608.FIREW.01/GJT