FNUS75 KGJT 050208
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
808 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1928 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN FROM THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS OR LESS. TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR...TO A DEGREE OR TWO LESS THAN TUESDAY'S
READINGS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER NOON AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH
                    SOME GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 11000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.CROSS.01/GJT