FNUS75 KGJT 300340
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUCLA CAHONE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
940 PM MDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2013 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN PASS OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THE
EVENING. EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE PRE-FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL
DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
WESTERLY AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND THEN DIMINISH. PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BE MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTHEAST. HOWEVER ISOLATED SHOWERS
MAY FALL OVER THE BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
IN PROXIMITY TO THE FRONT. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9
PM AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE BREEZY AND MUCH COOLER.

PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STAY TO
THE EAST OF THE BURN SITE.

.TUESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50% MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS).
                    AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL
                    1000...THEN INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH...BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 40-50 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
                    UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
                    A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE UNTIL FRONTAL
                    PASSAGE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    50 MPH POSSIBLE UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE. AFTER
                    FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.NUCLA.01/GJT