FNUS75 KGJT 282101
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACKEY BASIN RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
252 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING BRINGS A THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. A COOLER
AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL PUSH INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND REMAIN PUT
INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (195100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (32500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING
TO 100.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (78900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    TO EXCELLENT (129800-166400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......800 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 4...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34-44. HIGHS 55-65. WEST WINDS 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36-46. HIGHS 55-65. WEST WINDS 13 MPH.


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FORECASTER...JULIE MALINGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...MARK ATWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130528.LACKE.01/GJT