FNUS75 KGJT 061800
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1200 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1127 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS STREAMING INTO WESTERN COLORADO
TODAY...BUT FOR THE MOST PART LOOKS TO ONLY BE PRODUCING SOME
MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS OVER THE STATE. THE BUILDUP SEEN NORTH OF THE
FIRE SITE SHOULD REMAIN OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY AND NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE. HOWEVER THERE IS SOME
CONCERN THAT VIRGA SHOWERS OR POSSIBLY OUTFLOW FROM SHOWERS TO
THE NORTH COULD BRING SOME ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BE PUSHING A WEAK FRONT INTO NORTHWEST
COLORADO OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH
SOUTHWEST COLORADO DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY AND TURN
THE WINDS MORE FROM A NORTHERLY DIRCTION AND MIXING RESUMES BY
MID AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE
ON FRIDAY THOUGH BUILDUPS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......THE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH THS MORNING SHOULD
                    GRADAULLY TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON AS MIXING INCREASING. THERE COULD
                    BE SOME LOCALIZED GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS NEAR
                    VIRGA SHOWERS ALSO.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN BY LATE EVENING AT 2 TO 7
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.CROSS.01/GJT