FNUS75 KGJT 232305
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
505 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1626 MDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH SITS ALONG THE WEST
COAST. DUE TO DEEP MIXING EACH DAY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REACH
INTO THE VALLEYS EACH AFTERNOON. ENHANCING THE WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON...A DISTURBANCE EJECTING NORTHEAST FROM AROUND THE BASE
OF THE TROUGH WILL BRUSH THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE SUN SETS. HOWEVER SOME GUSTINESS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG. WARM...DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85 F. TEMPERATURE LOWERING TO AROUND
                    68-70 F BY SUNSET.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-8%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    30-35 MPH...SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8-10 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS 20-25 MPH
                    UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL AROUND 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH MPH WITH GUSTS
                    25-30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PAT BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130523.BIG__.01/GJT