FNUS75 KGJT 112258
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
458 PM MDT MON JUN 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1556 MDT ON JUNE 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BUILDUPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF
FIRE LATE TODAY WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF
HEATING. THE THREAT OF ANY LIGHTNING AT THE FIRE SITE IS MINIMAL.
A SIMILAR SCENARIO IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THROUGH WITH A
BIT MORE MOISTURE AVAILABLE THE BUILDUPS MAY DEVELOP A LITTLE
CLOSER TO THE FIRE. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE WARMER
THAN TODAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW WITH LIMITED RECOVERY AT
NIGHT.

.TONIGHT (AFTER 1800 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%). BUILDUPS NOTICED NORTH
                    AND NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE WILL DIMINISH THIS
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 7500 FT: 47-51 F.
                    AT 9000 FT: 39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT 7500 FT: 27-31%
                    AT 9000 FT: 33-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL SUNSET THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO
                    POOR (5300-9600 KNOT-FT) BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING
                    AND BECOMING DOWN CANYON 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). BUILDUPS DEVELOPING OVER
                    THE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 7500 FT: 75-80 F.
                    AT 9000 FT: 64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 7500 FT: 8-13%
                    AT 9000 FT: 14-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH UNTIL 09300...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 5 MPH. AFTER 1200...SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 11500
                    FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN FARNSWORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120611.LITTL.01/GJT