FNUS75 KGJT 172139
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
339 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1357 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
THURSDAY BELOW 7000 FEET FOR DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY
WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN COLORADO
BREAKS DOWN TUESDAY. A DRY AND WARM SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WIND WILL
INCREASE ON TUESDAY AND MORE SO FOR WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. RED
FLAG CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE...MAINLY WEST...1-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...KATIE WHALEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.DARKC.01/GJT