FNUS75 KGJT 061523
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KODIAK...CRC DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
923 AM MDT TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WHILE THE DEEPEST MOISTURE REMAINS SOUTH OF THE BURN
AREA...ENOUGH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THEN A DISTURBANCE MOVING
FROM THE SOUTH WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. WHILE THIS DISTURBANCE WILL STAY SOUTH OF
THE BURN...ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST
COLORADO. THEREFORE THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING SO
HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.

***AFTERNOON WEATHER OBSERVATIONS WILL HELP IMPROVE FORECASTS***


.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-4 MPH) UNTIL 1100...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH. IN THE
                    AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH. WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-4 MPH) UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

$$
FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130806.KODIA.01/GJT