FNUS75 KGJT 031048
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
448 AM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN TODAY CAUSING
PLENTY OF SUNNY SKIES OVER THE BURN SITE. WEST WINDS OF ABOUT 5
MPH IN THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300
ALLOWING FOR GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW CAUSING SOME VERY ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE BURN SITE
AFTER 1600. PLENTY OF MIXING WILL KEEP SMOKE DISPERSAL GOOD
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR AFTER 2000 AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.INDIA.02/GJT