FNUS75 KGJT 202127
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLECITO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
327 PM MDT SAT OCT 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1525 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNDAY. VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET. BE ALERT FOR THERMAL BELT ON THE SLOPES AS THE INVERSION
DEEPENS. SOUTHWEST WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH ON SUNDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1000...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DAN OCHOCKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121020.VALLE.01/GJT