FNUS75 KGJT 232334
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
534 PM MDT SUN JUN 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1654 MDT ON JUNE 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY BELOW 7000 FEET FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS.

.DISCUSSION...
THE SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WILL BE TIGHTENING OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL
BE MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF OF
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 WILL BE MOST LIKELY NEAR WEST AND
SOUTH FACING RIDGE LINES. THERE IS LITTLE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION AS
THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE IS EXTREMELY DRY. THIS WILL LEAVE A THREAT OF
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AS ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY LEVELS DEVELOP.
WINDS SHOULD TAPER OFF WITH SUNSET AND NOT BE QUIET AS STRONG GOING
INTO TUESDAY. HIGHS WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS AND WELL INTO THE UPCOMING WEEK.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN DECREASING TO
                    7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DARK CANYON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130623.DARKC.01/GJT