FNUS75 KGJT 170125
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAZY CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
725 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1859 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE SITE TONIGHT AROUND
MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND WIND.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY...
WHILE A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS ALOFT TO
THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY LOW HUMIDITY.
WINDS WILL DECOUPLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING THEN WIND DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.


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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MUHONEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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