FNUS75 KGJT 161735
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD  ON SCENE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1135 AM MDT SUN JUN 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1106 MDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR LOOKS TO BE WORKING INTO NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON WITH A GENERAL DOWN TURN IN THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE. THERE COULD HOWEVER STILL BE
SOME BUILD UPS OVER THE NEARBY HIGHER RIDGES...WITH A SMALL THREAT
OF SOME OUTFLOW WINDS STILL AFFECTING THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL LESSEN TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY AND REMAIN MAINLY EAST OF THE FIRE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS.
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON
BUT STRONGER TODAY BEFORE LIGHTER WINDS MOVE IN ALOFT TONIGHT.
AFTER SUNSET DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS SHOULD SET UP AND PERSIST
TO NEAR 1000 ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%)...WITH BUILD UPS ON NEARBY
                    HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 TO 11 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING
                    THEN INCREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1000 MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...WILD IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130616.WILDO.01/GJT