FNUS75 KGJT 180448
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1048 PM MDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2221 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONVECTION HAS DIED DOWN THOUGH SOME CLOUDS WILL
PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT. INVERSIONS MAY BE A LITTLE SLOWER TO
DEVELOP WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FAIRLY WELL DEFINED THERMAL BELT
ON THE MID OR UPPER SLOPES THROUGH EARLY MORNING. DRIER NORTHERLY
FLOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY THAT WILL RESULT IN SOMEWHAT LOWER
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50%) BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR
                    (20-30%) BY 2400. HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 0300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR BECOMING POOR BY 2400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH DECREASING TO 7 MPH BY 2400
                    BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BY 0300.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). HAZY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH BY 1200. NORTH
                    5-10 MPH OVER RIDGES AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO
                    VERY GOOD (124300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...KIERAN-IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.LOOKO.01/GJT