FNUS75 KGJT 152336
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOW ANGEL 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
536 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1704 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
JUST A FEW PASSING HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO
AS THE BETTER MOISTURE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE
NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS. WINDS AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL WILL GENERALLY
BE OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH INVERSIONS
FORMING OVERNIGHT IN THE VALLEY AND ALLOWING DOWNSLOPE AND DOWNVALLEY
WINDS TO FORM. THESE WINDS SHOULD LIGHTEN BY MID MORNING BEFORE
UPVALLEY CONDITIONS FORM BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES THE NEXT
24 HOURS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. A COOL DOWN IS EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY BEHIND A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FAR
SOUTHERN COLORADO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS NEAR 25 THROUGH 1900. AT FIRE SITE...WINDS
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AT 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN
                    DOWNVALLEY AT 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS AT 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE BY
                    1000 THEN UPVALLEY AT 8 TO 12 MPH BY 1300. RIDGETOP
                    WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER
                    GUSTS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121015.SNOWA.01/GJT