FNUS75 KGJT 272106
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALISADE WATERSHED RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
306 PM MDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MORE STABLE CONDITIONS TODAY WILL LEAD TO A MORE
TYPICAL DIURNAL SLOPE-VALLEY PATTERN UNDER A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST
FLOW. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH WILL OCCUR INTO THE EVENING
BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. THE FLOW WILL SHIFT TO MORE
WESTERLY COMPONENT AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE DROPS IN AND MAINLY
AFFECTS NORTHWEST COLORADO. THIS WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO INCREASE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST. SHOWERS WILL BE
CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 BUT AN OCCASIONAL ERRATIC
GUST IS POSSIBLE FROM SOME BUILDUPS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 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/DOWNVALLEY
                    AFTER 2100.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 930...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 5-10 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...MATT ALEKSA
REQUESTED BY...JOSH GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.PALIS.01/GJT