FNUS75 KGJT 011622
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE ELK...WHITE RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1022 AM MDT MON OCT 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0940 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHERLY FLOW LOOKS TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT
24 TO 48 HOURS. THIS WILL LEAVE TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL IN THE LOWER
TO MIDDLE 60S NEAR 9000 FEET THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN
DRIVEN FROM SUNSET THROUGH MID MORNING WHEN MIXING BEGINS TO INCREASE.
RIDGETOP WINDS SHOULD BE NORTHWEST TODAY...SWITCHING MORE TO THE
WEST ON TUESDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED OVER THROUGH TUESDAY
AS SKIES WILL BE MAINLY CLEAR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST AT 7 TO 12
                    MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER
                    20 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGETOPS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121001.MIDDL.01/GJT