FNUS75 KGJT 092316
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG LAKE RX...MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
516 PM MDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO WILL SHEAR TO THE EAST
AND SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. A NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
NORTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR OVER
THE BURN AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700-8900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600-22500 KNOT-FT) IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO GOOD (62800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 10600 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM PRINGLE
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.HOGLA.02/GJT