FNUS75 KGJT 292312
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...KUSICKO TYPE 2 IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
512 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1300 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
   DRY LIGHTNING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
   DRY LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE
STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH. LOOK FOR GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS UNTIL 2200 HOURS. VIRGA OR SHOWERS TO THE NORTHWEST
IS A HEADS UP FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. STORMS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. EXPECT POOR RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. TRAPPED
MOISTURE CIRCULATING AROUND THE HIGH...AND HOT TEMPERATURES...WILL
CONTINUE TO FUEL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TERRAIN INDUCED CONVECTION
ON SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. DRY LIGHTNING IS AGAIN POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION
WILL AGAIN BE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 2000 THEN ISOLATED STORMS. MOST STORMS
                    WILL BE DRY WITH LITTLE RAIN EXPECTED.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 11000 FT: 68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 11000 FT: 18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
                    ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY (THUNDERSTORMS OR VIRGA)
                    WILL PRODUCE ERRATIC AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................6.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    POSSIBLE...LITTLE TO NO RAIN EXPECTED.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 11000 FT: 42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT 11000 FT: 55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY
                    2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    DEVELOPING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS
                    MAY BE DRY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 11000 FT: 68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 11000 FT: 23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................6.



$$
FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LATTIMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130629.EASTF.01/GJT