FNUS75 KGJT 251548
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROATCAP...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
948 AM MDT THU OCT 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0912 MDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TODAY BUT THE AIR MASS
REMAINS DRY.  BUT THIS TROUGH WILL GENERATE SOME BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE AIR MASS IS TURNING COOLER AS NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WIND 4 MPH BECOMES NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...MAHONEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121025.ROATC.02/GJT