FNUS75 KGJT 120456
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAND FIRE...SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1056 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1645 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER UTAH TODAY THEN
MOVES EAST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS KEEPS A LIGHT NORTH-NORTHEAST
FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FIRE. SO STORMS THAT FORM FIRST OVER THE HIGH
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO TRACK TOWARDS THE FIRE
SITE. SLOW STORM MOTION BRINGS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY AFTERNOON
RAIN SHOWERS. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE A WIDESPREAD AFTERNOON
THREAT. MOST STORMS WILL DIE AROUND SUNSET.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000 THEN 2...BECOMING 4 AFTER 1300.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RYAN VINCENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120711.LITTL.01/GJT