FNUS75 KGJT 191448
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST COAL CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
848 AM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0819 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO WESTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING LEAVING SKIES
MAINLY CLEAR WITH HAZE STILL IN PLACE FROM UPSTREAM FIRES. MOISTURE
WILL BE PUSHING INTO THE STATE LATER TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC
STORM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. SOME BUILDUPS CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE BUT ANY STORMS LOOK TO
REMAIN VERY ISOLATED. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL INCREASE PRECIPITATION COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY
MONDAY WITH A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS NEAR THE FIRE SITE
BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH HAZY CONDITIONS THROUGH MID MORNING
                    THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT EAST WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVEL THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE MORNING AT 5 TO 8 MPH
                    THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLY BY
                    SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......RIDGETOP WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...JERRY CHONKA  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.EASTC.01/GJT