FNUS75 KGJT 190236
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG II...VERNAL FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
836 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1931 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...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AFFECTING THE INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION WILL
HELP TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE SITE ONCE
AGAIN TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AS AFTERNOON HEATING
PRODUCES DEEP MIXING AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE ALLOWED TO DESCEND TO
THE SURFACE. DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SHIFTING THE WINDS MORE TO THE NORTHWEST.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH DEVELOPING BY LATE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON AND BECOMING MORE NORTHWESTERLY. GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH...DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...OMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120618.MUSTA.01/GJT