FNUS75 KGJT 090311
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2054 MDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES.  EXPECT THE GUSTY WINDS
TO DIE DOWN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET THOUGH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 12
MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. BY TOMORROW MORNING...THE SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS WILL BE JUST NORTH OF NEVADA AND WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO REALLY PICK UP. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE BURN SITE TOMORROW WITH GUSTS REACHING
OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TOMORROW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE
WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......300 DECREASING TO 250 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...RACHELE OMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120608.FIREW.02/GJT