FNUS75 KGJT 221140
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BLUE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
540 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0359 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11600 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (298100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 18200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (183800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (22100-22700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-1700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM PRINGLE
REQUESTED BY...CO-MTC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130522.BIGBL.01/GJT