FNUS75 KGJT 131629
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1029 AM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0923 MDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH
TEMPERATURES INCREASING A COUPLE DEGREES COMPARED TO TUESDAY. A
FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN TO THE NORTH...BUT THESE SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE
AND BE LESS IN COVERAGE THAN YESTERDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT HAS BECOME
SOUTHWEST WHICH MAY SLIGHTLY ENHANCE THE UPSLOPE FLOW. MILD
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES...WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED FOR
TONIGHT.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%)...A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE
                    THE AFTERNOON (15-25%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 8500 FT...80-85 F.
                    NEAR 9500 FT...75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 8500 FT...5-10%.
                    NEAR 9500 FT...7-12
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING FROM FAIR LATE THIS MORNING TO
                    VERY GOOD DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 8500 FT...50-55 F.
                    NEAR 9500 FT...40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 8500 FT...20-25%.
                    NEAR 9500 FT...25-30%
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000-7000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 6 MPH IN THE CANYONS. REMAINING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 MPH AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN FARNSWORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120613.LITTL.01/GJT