FNUS75 KGJT 192212
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
412 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1516 MDT ON JUNE 19. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS IN TODAY AND THURSDAY
...THEN SLIDES EAST FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AMPLIFIES
ALONG THE WEST COAST. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURN FRIDAY AND THIS
WEEKEND ELEVATING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AGAIN. A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND
STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY.


.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1100...THEN
    INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
    TO 20 MPH AROUND 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-38900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (1500-14100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO
                    13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200-8600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK FOR LATER THIS WEEK...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 50-55.  MAX RH 30-35. HIGHS 79-84.
MIN RH 8-13. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 50-55. MAX RH 30-35. HIGHS 79-84.
MIN RH 10-15. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...ED LIESER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120619.LITTL.01/GJT