FNUS75 KGJT 030634 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS...UT-MIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1234 AM MDT WED OCT 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2111 MDT ON OCTOBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING DRY COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY TODAY. WEST WINDS OF 5 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL RAMP UP TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS REACHING UPWARDS OF 30 MPH FROM 1 PM THROUGH 9 PM. DURING THIS TIME FRAME...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. WINDS SHOULD DIE DOWN OVERNIGHT BUT PICK UP AGAIN THURSDAY REACHING AROUND 15 MPH. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND BEYOND AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F. MAX HUMIDITY........31-36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK REQUESTED BY...IC MARCUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121002.SALLY.01/GJT