FNUS75 KGJT 181911
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWIS MEAS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
111 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1242 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY
EVENING WITH LIGHT DRAINAGE FLOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. RH RECOVERY
WILL BE POOR AS DRIER AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AN
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RH TO THE FIRE SITE AND
AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT NOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH 1900...
x09x09    TRANSITIONING TO DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BY 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (142300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (10800-14400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH THROUGH 03Z...THEN DOWNSLOPE
x09x09    5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
x09x09    AROUND 30 MPH AROUND 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...YAZZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130618.LEWIS.01/GJT