FNUS75 KGJT 122336
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
536 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1503 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE
FIRE SITE REMAINING ON THE WESTERN FRINGE OF BETTER MOISTURE.
BUILDUPS SHOULD DIMINISH WITH SUNSET THIS EVENING AND THEN REFORM
OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH AND EAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MIGHT FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS. STORM
MOTION WOULD BE TO THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE FIRE...THOUGH CARE
SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN FOR OUTFLOW WINDS AND LIGHTNING SHOULD ONE
DEVELOP CLOSER TO THE FIRE. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW WITH LIMITED
RECOVERY AT NIGHT.

.TONIGHT (AFTER 1800 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%) UNTIL 2300...THEN CLEAR
                    (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 8500 FT...41-46 F.
                    NEAR 9500 FT...33-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 8500 FT...31-37%
                    NEAR 9500 FT...40-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO POOR
                    BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT
                    BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH IN CANYONS BUT REMAINING WEST
                    5-7 MPH AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY
                    (20-25%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 8500 FT...75-80 F.
                    NEAR 9500 FT...70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 8500 FT...8-12%
                    NEAR 9500 FT...9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 5 MPH. AFTER 1200...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT 1500 INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN FARNSWORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120612.LITTL.02/GJT