FNUS75 KGJT 211543
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUPEL RANCH PILE...DSP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
943 AM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS SHIFTING/INCREASING THE WINDS FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST. A
BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON. FAIR WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING WITH A FEW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS ANTICIPATED TO BE VERY GOOD TO
EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOONS THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY
                    AFTERNOON WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE FOR
                    MID/LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    MID MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15-20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21800-25400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD (131600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......350 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600-37900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (154100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRAVIS BOOTH
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130321.RUPEL.01/GJT