FNUS75 KGJT 201539
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBLIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
939 AM MDT SAT OCT 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0918 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS A LARGE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. EXPECT SURFACE INVERSIONS TO BEGIN DEVELOPING SHORTLY
AFTER SUNSET. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE...BUT A DISTURBANCE
PASSING WELL TO THE SOUTH WILL PUSH SOME CLOUDS AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY INTO SOUTHWEST COLORADO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 1300 WITH
                    OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 18 MPH. OVER
                    RIDGETOPS...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH BY 1300 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER 2000. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 1300 WITH
                    OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 15 MPH. OVER
                    RIDGETOPS...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH BY 1300 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MUHONEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121020.GOBLI.01/GJT