FNUS75 KGJT 231148
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
548 AM MDT SUN JUN 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2120 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY BUT SOUTHWEST FLOW
STRENGTHENS ON MONDAY AHEAD A PACIFIC TROUGH.  AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 MPH ON HIGH EXPOSED SLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.  OCCASIONAL
                    SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
                    (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. SOME GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
                    NEAR OR ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130622.EASTF.01/GJT