FNUS75 KGJT 040447
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLECITO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1047 PM MDT SAT NOV 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2217 MDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
UNDER DRY AND STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW. A DISTURBANCE DROPPING INTO
THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE SUNDAY WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ON MONDAY.
EXPECT SMOKE TO SETTLE INTO THE VALLEYS RATHER QUICKLY EACH
EVENING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BY 1200. AFTER
                    1400...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH AFTER 1200.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 10 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BY 1200. AFTER
                    1400...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121103.VALLE.01/GJT