FNUS75 KGJT 140305
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACKEY FAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
905 PM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2023 MDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE...AND WILL
MIX TO THE SURFACE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG. TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED
TO BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER ON FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE
DISTURBANCE THAT WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%)...BECOMING CLEAR BY
                    2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH DIMINISHING BY 2200 AND TRANSITIONING TO
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN DECREASING.
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOEPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONGER GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    INCREASING TO TO 17800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.B
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT SUNSET...DECREASING TO 1000 FT
                    AGL BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH BY 2100.



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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER MCLEAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130613.LACKE.01/GJT