FNUS75 KGJT 070037
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUMINARIA...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
537 PM MST THU DEC 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 MST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSED THROUGH THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH CLEARING SKIES SPREADING OVER THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST. WESTERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL ABOUT 1900 THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS WILL KICK IN.
THE MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WIND WILL LOWER THROUGH THE
EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43 UNTIL 1900...THEN LOWERING TO MIN
                    TEMPS OF 27-32 F OVERNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 UNTIL 1900...THEN INCREASING TO A
                    MAX RH OF 70-75% OVERNIGHT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH UNTIL
                    1900 THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1830...THEN LOWERING TO
                    1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...MESA VERDE DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121206.LUMIN.01/GJT