FNUS75 KGJT 082132
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
332 PM MDT SUN JUL 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE DOMINANT HIGH PRESSURE CENTER HAS MOVED OVER THE
GREAT BASIN...AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH MIDWEEK. AS A RESULT A
NORTHWEST FLOW HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL RESULT IN SOME DRYING.
HOWEVER ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE CIRCULATE AROUND THE
HIGH...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO...FOR A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COVERAGE OF
STORMS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT AS THE LAST FEW DAYS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A COUPLE DEGREES EACH DAY. WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING.


.MONDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWN VALLEY WINDS AT 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE BY MID MORNING AT 4-8 MPH THEN
                    UPVALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON AT 5-10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%) AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS QUICKLY DECREASING...
                    WITH ONLY A FEW STORMS POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY AT 3-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET...THEN DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWN VALLEY WINDS AT 3-8 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    BY MID MORNING AT 4-8 MPH THEN UPVALLEY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AT 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    9300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JASON CLAPP IMET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120709.LITTL.01/GJT