FNUS75 KGJT 171902
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD-HACKING COMPLEX...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
102 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1156 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MARGINAL MID-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE BURN SITE WILL
CONTINUE TO ERODE TODAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL OCCUR
TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE SITE TODAY. ANY NEARBY BUILDUPS SHOULD
COLLAPSE BEFORE SUNSET WITH MODERATE INVERSIONS SETTING UP
OVERNIGHT. THE DRY WARMING TREND CONTINUES ON TUESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WORKS INTO THE
GREAT BASIN. THESE HOT DRY AND BREEZY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.WILDH.02/GJT