FNUS75 KGJT 032342
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II UNDERBURN...UT-MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
542 PM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
FLOW ALOFT WILL BE WEST SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. DEEP MIXING FROM STRONG SURFACE HEATING COULD CAUSE
SOME SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO OVERRIDE THE SLOPE WINDS IN THE MID AND
LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX WILL BE 6. SMOKE SHOULD SETTLE
QUICKLY SATURDAY EVENING WITH SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY
                    1200. OCCASIONALLY SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH AFTER 1400
                    MAINLY ALONG THE MID AND UPPER SLOPES.
CLEARING INDEX......565 AT 1200 INCREASING TO 1000+.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 18500 FT AGL
                    BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH AT 1200 INCREASING TO 15 MPH BY
                    1500.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ AT 1800 DECREASING TO 100 OR LESS BY 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL AT 1800 DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    OR LESS BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH AT 1800 BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH AFTER 2100.


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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...IC RELPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130504.RAYME.01/GJT