FNUS75 KGJT 141624
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1023 AM MDT FRI JUN 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0956 MDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH THESE PERIODS WITH
DRIER AIR WORKING OVER THE FIRE SITE. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
PRODUCE DEEP MIXING THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL COLLAPSE BEFORE SUNSET
WITH MODERATE INVERSIONS OVERNIGHT AND NORTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS.
EXPECT ABOUT 5 DEGREES OF WARMING ON SATURDAY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING
ACCORDINGLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 24 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JENNA BECKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130614.WILD_.01/GJT