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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN RUN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1103 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLDER AIR WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT KEEPING HUMIDITY ELEVATED AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS
THE BURN AREA. DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE THURSDAY.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR INCREASING
                    TO GOOD AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
                    HIGHER IN SNOW SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3-5 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR BY 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-1100 FT BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...SAM DUERKSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.INDIA.01/GJT