FNUS75 KGJT 172234
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARPENTER COMMAND...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
434 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1457 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST
UNTIL SUNDOWN TODAY AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS. WINDS WILL TRANSITION INTO A DRAINAGE PATTERN
BY LATE EVENING. GRADIENT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON TUESDAY
AS A LARGE LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. EXPECT
EVEN STRONGER WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST (UPVALLEY) 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2400...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING EAST (DOWNVALLEY) 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20% UNTIL 1300....THEN 20-30%)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST (DOWNVALLEY) 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1000...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.CARPE.01/GJT