FNUS75 KGJT 182104
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBLIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
304 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1448 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER UTAH. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER EXPOSED SLOPES. VALLEY
INVERSIONS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER
SUNSET. BE ALERT FOR THERMAL BELT ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES TONIGHT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. OVER
                    THE UPPER SLOPES...WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH. OVER RIDGETOPS...NORTH
                    10 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BY 1200...INCREASING TO
                    7-10 MPH BY 1400.  SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MUHONEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121018.GOBLI.01/GJT