FNUS75 KGJT 012350
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL GULCH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
550 PM MDT MON JUL 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1629 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
CENTERED OVER NEVADA THROUGH THESE PERIODS. THIS WILL KEEP A NORTH
FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FIRE SITE. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT
FIVE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...WHILE OVERNIGHT INVERSIONS WILL BE
MODERATELY STRONG WITH FAIR RH RECOVERY. MARGINAL MOISTURE REMAINS
AT ABOUT 10000 FEET AGL WHICH THREATENS GUSTY WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON. REMAIN SITUATIONALLY AWARE OF AFTERNOON BUILDUPS OR
VIRGA APPROACHING THE FIRE SITE FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST.


.TUESDAY UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    35-45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR AFTERNOON BUILDUPS/VIRGA.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO
                    11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY... PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    35-45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR AFTERNOON BUILDUPS/VIRGA.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO
                    12000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130701.BULLG.01/GJT