FNUS75 KGJT 210244
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
844 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1956 MDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 7000 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...
THE GRADIENT FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST THOUGH SATURDAY OVER
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. SHALLOW INVERSIONS SHOULD BREAK BY MID
MORNING FRIDAY AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO THE FIRE SITE...UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT AS MIN HUMIDITY WILL FALL AGAIN TO
THE LOWER TEENS BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY STAY UP FRIDAY NIGHT
AS A SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND KEEPS THE
ATMOSPHERE SOMEWHAT MIXED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
PROBABLE TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND PERIOD BEFORE THE
GRADIENT ALOFT BEGINS TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH WITH 25 TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 35 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN DECREASING TO
                    6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH 1000
                    INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DARK CANYON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130620.DARKC.01/GJT