FNUS75 KGJT 270348
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUCLA-CAHONE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
948 PM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO. A LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW ON SATURDAY
WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE BRUSHES
NORTHWEST COLORADO. HOWEVER WINDS AT THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE
MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. EXPECT SMOKE TO SETTLE QUICKLY IN THE
EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF SURFACE HEATING. A FEW CLOUDS WILL
DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN.

.SATURDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). A FEW CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER 1300...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL NOON...THEN BECOMING FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH .
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 5000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER 1300...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL NOON...INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.NUCLA.01/GJT