FNUS75 KGJT 180957
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKENZIE CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
357 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2205 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...BURN SITE WILL SEE PLENTY OF SUN TODAY AS SOUTHWEST
FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING DRY AIR TO THE REGION.  DEEP MIXING WILL OCCUR
IN THE AFTERNOON ALLOWING GUSTY WINDS TO REACH THE SURFACE.  THESE WINDS
SHOULD RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH. THE WINDS ALONG WITH THE DRY AIR AND
CRITICAL FUELS IN PLACE HAVE CAUSED A RED FLAG WARNING TO BE ISSUED
FOR TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE
EVEN GUSTIER WINDS WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 16500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.MCKEN.01/GJT