FNUS75 KGJT 191629
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD-HACKING COMPLEX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1028 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0948 MDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR DRY
FUELS...LOW RH...GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL SETTLE LATE THIS EVENING BUT STRENGTHEN AGAIN BY MID TO LATE
MORNING ON THURSDAY AS SHALLOW INVERSIONS MIX OUT. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST THROUGH EVENING. A
DRY AND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO
WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND SHIFT WINDS TO MORE WESTERLY AFTER ABOUT
1700. SLIGHT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURE FOR THURSDAY BUT HUMIDITY
WILL REMAIN VERY LOW.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10-20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...SHIFTING
                    TO WEST AFTER 1700.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    DECREASING AND SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 0700
                    THEN INCREASING TO 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JULIE MALINGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130619.WILDH.01/GJT