FNUS75 KGJT 181003
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
403 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1933 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY...
ALTHOUGH SOME MOISTURE WILL BE WORKING BACK NORTH ACROSS EASTERN
UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. THIS MOISTURE WILL ALLOW ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS.
HOWEVER...THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA NEAR
THIS FIRE. THERE WILL BE SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILD UPS OVER THE
FIRE THAT MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AS THEY COLLAPSE LATE IN THE
DAY...MAINLY BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900 THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS
CAN BE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 650 BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY
                    2100.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100 OR LESS BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 500 BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BLACK  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120717.WOLFD.01/GJT