FNUS75 KGJT 222249
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
449 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1613 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WITH A PASSING DISTURBANCE
WILL KEEP GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS GOING INTO THIS EVENING. SURFACE
WINDS SHOULD GO TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AFTER 2100. THOUGH THE
SKY WILL CLEAR OVERNIGHT WITH GOOD COOLING, HUMIDITY RECOVER WILL
STILL BE POOR. SUNDAY WILL BRING LESS WIND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
TRAVELS OVER THE AREA, BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HOT, DRY, AND
UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-14 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (300000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9-14 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100
                    THEN SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 6-10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 25 MPH FROM
                    1500-1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN INCREASING TO
                    15000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....AFTER 0900, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130622.BRUSH.01/GJT