FNUS75 KGJT 051531
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KODIAK...CRC DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
931 AM MDT MON AUG 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CUMULUS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AROUND THE FIRE
AREA TODAY...AND A SPRINKLE OR TWO IS EXPECTED BY AROUND 1100.
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS TODAY WILL HELP ISOLATED STORMS DEVELOP IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE LARGEST THREAT WITH VIRGA...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE GUSTY WINDS. TUESDAY WILL BE A SIMILAR
SITUATION...BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATER IN THE DAY TUESDAY.

.TODAY UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS BEGINNING
                    TO DEVELOP AROUND 1100. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%) IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1...THEN 4 AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...JULIE MALINGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.KODIA.01/GJT