FNUS75 KGJT 031115
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW...UT-DSP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
515 AM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2216 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE NORTHERN MONTANA BORDER
WILL BRING MODERATE WESTERLY GRADIENT WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE FIRE SITE TONIGHT. AS A RESULT A LITTLE
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER
...HOWEVER DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......MORNING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4-9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY MORNING (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%) BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......MORNING NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BASSETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.RAINB.01/GJT