FNUS75 KGJT 042044
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLEMENTS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
244 PM MDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION SUNDAY...BUT
MOISTURE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE INCREASING ENOUGH FOR
SCATTERED CONVECTION TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
x09x09    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
x09x09    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (248200 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (151500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (6400-16700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...BEN MOYER
REQUESTED BY...PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130505.BATTL.02/GJT