FNUS75 KGJT 241354
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
754 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0725 MDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
GUSTY WINDS IN PLACE TODAY INTO SATURDAY. HIGHS EACH DAY
WILL APPROACH THE 80 DEGREE MARK LEAVING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS. SHALLOW INVERSIONS
SHOULD FORM AFTER SUNSET ALLOWING LIGHTER TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
TO FORM...ONLY TO MIX OUT BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE MIXING
SHOULD LEAD TO HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS AND SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS
AROUND 30 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12% AFTER 1200.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000 THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL THROUGH 1000 THEN INCREASING TO
                    13100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000 THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AT 26 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL THROUGH 1900 THEN DECREASING TO
                    LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH OR DOWN VALLEY AT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH
                    1000 THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL THROUGH 2000 THEN INCREASING TO
                    13300 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000 THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 MPH BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...JENNA BECKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130524.BIG__.01/GJT