FNUS75 KGJT 101447
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBLIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
847 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0806 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY ON THURSDAY
AS FLOW ALOFT BECOMES SOUTHWEST TODAY...AND MORE SOUTH ON
THURSDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN BUT
ACCENTUATED BY SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON DURING PEAK
HEATING AND MIXING. THIS IS IN ADVANCE OF AN ENERGETIC STORM CURRENTLY
OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST BUT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LIFT ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY
                    (20-30%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH BY 1000. AFTER 1300...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300 THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWER
                    OR THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH BY 1000. AFTER 1300...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1600...THEN 2.

.OUTLOOK THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY FRIDAY WITH AN LAL OF
4. STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PRECIPITATION
CHANGING TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER THE UPPER HALF OF THE FIRE.
JUST A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY AS THE STORM
MOVES AWAY.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121010.GOBLI.01/GJT