FNUS75 KGJT 190209
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
809 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1647 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
    GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TODAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AS AFTERNOON HEATING PRODUCES DEEP MIXING
AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE ALLOWED TO DESCEND TO THE SURFACE.
SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WINDS ALOFT
WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER SO SURFACE WINDS WILL MAINLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO START TO BUILD OVER THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BY 1100...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR..INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN CANYON 4-8 MPH
                    BY 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD..DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-2100 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1100...WITH A FEW GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 75-85. WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%) AFTERNOON.
      LOWS 49-55. HIGHS 78-88. WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...ED LIESER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120618.LITTL.01/GJT