FNUS75 KGJT 041341
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KRAFTY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
741 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0716 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER EXTREME
SOUTHERN WYOMING TODAY AND WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON. LOW-END CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR WIND GUSTS
AND LOW HUMIDITY COULD BE REACHED FOR A COUPLE HOURS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE INVERSION THIS MORNING WILL
SET UP AGAIN TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    8-13 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
                    AFTER 1500...SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    8-12 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH SOME GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...LAURA MEGEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.KRAFT.01/GJT