FNUS75 KGJT 072326
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
526 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1650 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A QUIET WEEKEND IN STORE WITH ONLY A FEW FAIR
WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE DRY
AIR MASS. A MODERATE NORTH FLOW EARLY THIS EVENING WILL SUBSIDE
WITH NEARLY CALM WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER ON SATURDAY. THEREFORE
LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE SURFACE.
TONIGHT'S LOW TEMPERATURE AND SATURDAY'S HIGH WILL BOTH DROP A
FEW DEGREES AS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS READINGS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) EARLY THIS EVENING...
                    THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH
                    UNTIL AROUND 1900...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH)...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120907.CROSS.01/GJT