FNUS75 KGJT 231615
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED BOOK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1015 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0937 MDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST HAS
TIGHTENED THE SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS OVER THE REGION. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST COLORADO INCLUDING THE FIRE
SITE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY WILL
ALSO BE QUITE LOW. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE
EXCEPT FUELS STATUS IS NON-CRITICAL. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
THIS EVENING. THE SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS WILL BE WEAK HOWEVER,
SO AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IS POSSIBLE AND RH RECOVERY WILL BE
POOR. DRY...WARM...AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN LATE
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EACH DAY INTO NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST INCREASING 8-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH BUT WITH PERIODS OF WIND
                    GUSTS IN THE 20-30 MPH RANGE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EXCEPT TO 3000 FEET
                    IN WIND GUSTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DEZARAE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130523.REDBO.01/GJT