FNUS75 KGJT 222124
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPOOSE...HINSDALE SHERIFF OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
324 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1443 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR HINSDALE AND MINERAL
COUNTIES FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND
HAINES INDEX OF 6...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MINERAL
COUNTY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND
HAINES INDEX OF 6...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
HINSDALE AND MINERAL COUNTIES FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND HAINES INDEX OF 6...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH INTO
THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
AS MAXIMUM HEATING SUBSIDES. POOR RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE FIRE SITE REMAINING ON THE WARM
SIDE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RELAX A LITTLE ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER
GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO EXCEED 25 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FIRE SITE...ESPECIALLY IN MINERAL COUNTY.

.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30-40 MPH
                    UNTIL AROUND 2030...THEN DECREASING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT AT THE FIRE SITE.
                    (251200 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 4-6 MPH BY 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....QUICKLY BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST. INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY
                    NOON WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO 15700
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DEPUTY KAMINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130622.PAPOO.01/GJT