FNUS75 KGJT 092132
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
332 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0811 MDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GREAT BASIN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SLIGHT DRYING IS
EXPECTED...BUT STILL EXPECT THE DIURNAL PATTERN OF SOME AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS FORMING FIRST OVER THE MOUNTAINS...DRIFTING
SOUTHWARD OVER THE VALLEYS LATE IN THE DAY AND THEN DIMNINISHING
BY LATE EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE GRADUALLY WARMING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70%) UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOSNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH
                    AFTER 2200.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50%) UNTIL 1600...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3- 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120709.LITTL.02/GJT