FNUS75 KGJT 060618
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEK RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1218 AM MDT THU JUN 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST FLOW AND DRY AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA
AHEAD OF A RIDGE WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY SUNDAY. MOISTURE
IS LIMITED OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT AN ISOLATED
SPRINKLE AND GUSTY WINDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    10-13 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
                    MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED ELEVATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WINDS MAY BE ASSOCIATED
                    WITH ELEVATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    16 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JULIE MALINGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130606.INDIA.01/GJT