FNUS75 KGJT 190249 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPETA WELLS...JENSEN VFD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 849 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2029 MDT ON JUNE 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL SETTLE AFTER SUNSET...BUT NIGHTTIME INVERSION WILL BE SHALLOW AND EASILY MIXED OUT BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA TOWARD EVENING...WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BETWEEN 1800 AND 2100 WEDNESDAY EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F. MAX HUMIDITY........23-28%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7-13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 MPH AFTER 2130. CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 200 BY 2200. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL BY 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTH 7 MPH AFTER 2130. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F. MIN HUMIDITY........2-7%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH BY 1200. GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 1200. CLEARING INDEX......1000+ AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH AT 1100...INCREASING TO 33 MPH BY 1300. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...FIRE 901 TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130618.CHAPE.01/GJT