FNUS75 KGJT 181736
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE EAST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1136 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AS VERTICAL
MIXING DEEPENS. WIND AND HUMIDITY WILL BE PUSHING CRITICAL LEVELS DURING
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. INVERSIONS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING WITHIN A
FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. INVERSIONS WILL BE STRONG BUT ALSO FAIRLY
SHALLOW...LEAVING THE UPPER SLOPES VULNERABLE TO THE THERMAL BELT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH BY 1300 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL
                    1930...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH BY 1300 WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 17 MPH AFTER
                    1200.
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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121018.LITTL.01/GJT