FNUS75 KGJT 200033
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLECITO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
633 PM MDT FRI OCT 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1650 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND STABLE FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN AREA
THROUGH SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY ON
SATURDAY AS THE CURRENT UPPER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE GREAT
BASIN BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN. VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL BEGIN TO FORM
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. BE ALERT FOR THERMAL BELT FORMATION ON THE
UPPER SLOPES TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7-12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DAN OCHOCKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121019.VALLE.01/GJT