FNUS75 KGJT 082323
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
523 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1637 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 FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY. WINDS SHOULD DECOUPLE IN SHELTERED CANYONS THIS EVENING.
DRY AIR WILL LIMIT HUMIDITY RECOVERY...AND BE ALERT FOR THERMAL
BELTS ON MID-SLOPES. WINDS STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY AS THE NEXT
STORM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN ROCKIES...WITH RED
FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A DRY
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY BUT STILL LOW HUMIDITY.

.TONIGHT (AFTER 1800 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL 2000 THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5 MPH IN CANYONS BUT REMAINING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES.
.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL AT 1200...INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL
                    BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120608.LITTL.01/GJT