FNUS75 KGJT 291526
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
926 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SPRING-LIKE PACIFIC TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WORKS
THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUNSET. EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
TUESDAY PRE-FRONTAL. PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO STAY TO THE EAST OF
THE BURN SITE...THOUGH THE LA SAL MOUNTAINS MAY SEE A SHOWER.
EXPECT ABOUT 20 DEGREES OF COOLING ON WEDNESDAY BUT NORTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN BREEZY AND THE NEW AIR MASS IS VERY DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......500 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 17 MPH DECREASING TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING INCREASING TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO FAIR TOWARDS MORNING.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 500 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......750 INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JOSH RELPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.RAYME.01/GJT