FNUS75 KGJT 030655
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE ELK...WHITE RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1255 AM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

UPDATED

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1718 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY FUELS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT SHOULD REACH THE BURN AREA BY LATE
AFTERNOON. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT LEAST ON THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. AFTER 1200...WEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BY 2400.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST 5-10 MPH. AFTER 1200..WEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.MIDDL.01/GJT