FNUS75 KGJT 112202
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE RX...ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
402 PM MDT TUE JUN 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE PRESCRIBED FIRE AREA WEDNESDAY WILL BE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER TEXAS...AND LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WA/OR COAST.
WINDS WILL LESSEN WEDNESDAY TEMPORARILY BETWEEN THE WEAK COLD
FRONT PASSING THROUGH TUESDAY AND A SYSTEM ENHANCING WINDS
THURSDAY. THOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER WEDNESDAY...GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR LOCALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE DAY HEATS UP AND
HUMIDITY REMAINS VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO SOUTH 8-16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO
                    24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JULIE MALINGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130612.RANGE.01/GJT