FNUS75 KGJT 261648
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUCLA-CAHONE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1048 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE PLUS DAYTIME HEATING WILL TRIGGER
SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY BUT SHOULD
HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE BURN SITE. SATURDAY WILL BE A LITTLE
MORE STABLE. DRY NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE ALOFT
THROUGH SATURDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN.
EXPECT SMOKE TO SETTLE QUICKLY IN THE EVENING WITH THE LOWERING
SUN ANGLE AND LOSS OF SURFACE HEATING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD
                    BY 1500.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL
                    BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OR LESS BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.NUCLA.01/GJT