FNUS75 KGJT 230040
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
640 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1803 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489
AND 491 BELOW 7000 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COOL FRONT WAS PASSING THROUGH THE MOAB AREA NEAR 1815
AND WILL BE APPROACHING THE FIRE SITE NEAR TO JUST AFTER
SUNSET...ESTIMATE AROUND 2100. WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOULD
LESS NEAR SUNSET THEN TURN NORTHWEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. A
FEW GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IS POSSIBLE. SHALLOW INVERSIONS SHOULD
FORM BY MIDNIGHT LEAVING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN PLACE.
DRY...WARM AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW CAN THEN BE EXPECTED AGAIN BY
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 30
MPH AFTER 1400. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE MORE WIDESPREAD ON MONDAY AS ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LOW
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS STAY IN PLACE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH
                    THROUGH SUNSET THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 WITH FRONTAL
                    PASSAGE AROUND 2100. WINDS THEN DECREASING TO
                    5 MPH AFTER 2400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH THROUGH 1000 THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DARK CANYON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130622.DARKC.01/GJT