FNUS75 KGJT 242154
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROATCAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
354 PM MDT WED OCT 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 MDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE SITE
BETWEEN 1800 AND 2000 THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH AS THE FRONT PASSES. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
ALSO CLIMB TO OVER 25 PERCENT SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BY 2130...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY BY 2400.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    BY 2000. AFTER 2130...WINDS BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 1000...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...MCDERMID
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121024.ROATC.01/GJT