FNUS75 KGJT 170339 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLF COURSE...USFS - MIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 939 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2036 MDT ON JUNE 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY ...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND THE ACCOMPANYING JET STREAM WILL SAG FURTHER SOUTHWARD EACH DAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CONDITIONS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. .TODAY (SUNDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98 F. MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. LAL.................1. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F. MAX HUMIDITY........15-20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99 F. MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH BY LATE MORNING...WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...JIM REAVY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120616.GOLFC.02/GJT