FNUS75 KGJT 180102
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE EAST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
702 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...PRODUCING THE POSSIBILITY OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER 8 PM MDT THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO QUICKLY DIMINISH. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW
STRONG SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS TO BECOME ESTABLISHED...LASTING
INTO MID MORNING THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY BRINGING LIGHTER WINDS AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH...
                    WINDS DECREASING TO 4-9 MPH AFTER 8 PM MDT.                   THE NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 27 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121017.LITTL.01/GJT