FNUS75 KGJT 210152
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
752 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1921 MDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. FLOW OVER TERRAIN WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF SITE
COULD LEAD TO ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AT THE SITE UNTIL ABOUT 2100 THIS
EVENING. THEN CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW RAPID COOLING AND DOWNSLOPE/
DOWNVALLEY WINDS TO DEVELOP. A SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL FORM AND
A THERMAL BELT MAY DEVELOP AROUND MIDSLOPE. UNSTABLE...DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET
FRIDAY EVENING...WITH ERRATIC WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE
AGAIN FROM 1400 TO ABOUT 2100.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    ERRATIC GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-17 GUSTING TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    GRADUALLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130620.EASTF.01/GJT