FNUS75 KGJT 261953
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALISADE WATERSHED RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
153 PM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1340 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DAYTIME HEATING AND INSTABILITY WERE GENERATING SOME
CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER THE NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY. A FEW MAY
DRIFT OVER THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTH BEFORE
DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. SATURDAY
WILL BE A LITTLE MORE STABLE THAN TODAY. SURFACE WINDS SHOULD
EXHIBIT A DIURNAL SLOPE- VALLEY PATTERN.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%) AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR WITH A PERIOD OF GOOD BETWEEN 1500 AND
                    1700.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT 1200...INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...LATHAN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.PALIS.01/GJT