FNUS75 KGJT 071629
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1029 AM MDT SUN JUL 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0928 MDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND BEGIN
TO DECREASE ON MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER
NEW MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE WEST TO THE FOUR CORNERS AND CUT
OFF THE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL
                    1200.  THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5-8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (66100-88900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 2100...
                    THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (68100 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DECREASING TO POOR (4700-5900 KNOT-FT)
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0800
                    ...THEN SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11200 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT
                    (122700-158000 KNOT-FT) AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 12400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JIM PRINGLE
REQUESTED BY...TODD OPPERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130707.EASTF.01/GJT