FNUS75 KGJT 140613
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBIN...SJF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1213 AM MDT FRI JUN 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2308 MDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY AND SATURDAY BUT WINDS SHOULD BE MUCH LIGHTER AS UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT HAS SHIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST. WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE WITH PLENTY OF SUN WHILE TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS OF 5
TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. A
DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON
SATURDAY BRAINING A CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS
OVER THE REGION AND ALSO INCREASING WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE WINDS AFTER 10AM AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 12PM.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS AFTER 10PM AT 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR AFTER 10PM.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 10PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).  AN ISOLATED SHOWER
                    OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE WINDS AFTER 11AM AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 1PM.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...KARL KECMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130613.ROBIN.01/GJT