FNUS75 KGJT 012036
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEARER CREEK 1...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
236 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1431 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEST COAST RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS PRODUCING A
DRY NORTH FLOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE LAST FEW DAYS.
WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN. TUESDAY...THE WESTERN RIDGE GETS
FLATTENED BY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING THROUGH WESTERN
CANADA. WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT FROM NORTH TO WEST AND AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL
                    1800. THEN TURNING NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD THIS AFTERNOON TURNING POOR BY 1900.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 2-8 MPH. AFTER 1300...SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121001.SHEAR.01/GJT