FNUS75 KGJT 091517
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBLIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
917 AM MDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0808 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MIDWEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST. AS A RESULT...THE FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY. EXPECT A COUPLE DEGREES OF WARMING TODAY AS COMPARED TO
MONDAY...WITH CONTINUED LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. BECOMING
                    WEST AFTER 1300 AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 1300 WITH A FEW STRONGER
                    GUSTS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.OUTLOOK THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS THE PACIFIC LOW MOVES
ONSHORE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/NORTHERN BAJA. THE LOW WILL THEN
MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND APPROACH THE FOUR
CORNERS ON FRIDAY. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL SPREAD IN FROM THE
SOUTH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BECOMING LIKELY ON FRIDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SHOWERS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN DROP TO BELOW 9000 FEET
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.


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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121009.GOBLI.01/GJT