FNUS75 KGJT 101509
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAUL S CREEK...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
909 AM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0842 MDT ON JUNE 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAKENING FRONT WILL BE SAGGING SOUTHWARD TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN
COLORADO BORDER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN
OUT OF THE WEST UNTIL SUNSET WHEN A MORE NORTHERLY WIND DIRECTION
DEVELOPS. OVERNIGHT WINDS SHOULD BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH
MID MORNING BEFORE WESTERLY WINDS REDEVELOP AS MIXING INCREASES.
SMOKE DISPERSAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE EXCELLENT DROPPING TO
THE POOR CATEGORY OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING THEN
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR THROUGH MID MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 11200
                    FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTH BY LATE EVENING AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO
                    POOR BY LATE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THROUGH MID MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL THROUGH MID MORNING THEN INCREASING
                    TO 12200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...LESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120610.SAULS.01/GJT