FNUS75 KGJT 170158
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
758 PM MDT SUN JUN 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1854 MDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH AND AN UPPER TROUGH OFF
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. DEEP MIXING FROM DAYTIME HEATING WILL
RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. NIGHTTIME INVERSIONS WILL
BE SHALLOW ON THE MESA TOP AND SHOULD EASILY MIX OUT AROUND MID-
MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH BY 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH BY 2400.
CLEARING INDEX......850 UNTIL 2100...THEN LOWERING TO 50 BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL SUNSET THEN DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH AFTER 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH BY 2400.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER 1000...INCREASING TO 10-13
                    MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL AT 1200... INCREASING TO 16000 FT AGL.
                    BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH AFTER 1200.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST8-13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...KATIE WHALEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130616.DARKC.01/GJT