FNUS75 KGJT 140446
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1046 PM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2138 MDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL
SLOWLY RELAX THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES ALONG THE U.S./CANADA BORDER FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EASTWARD.
IN ADDITION...COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT
THAT PASSED OVER THE BURN SITE THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A SHALLOWER MIXED LAYER. THEREFORE AFTERNOON WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE LIGHTER THAN ON THURSDAY...BUT SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS ARE
LIKELY.


.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL AROUND 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH. INCREASING TO 10-15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 18-22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...NATE WIEDOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130613.WILD_.01/GJT