FNUS75 KGJT 071651
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KODIAK...CRC DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1051 AM MDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
WAVER IN THE REGION OF THE FIRE. WHILE WIND DIRECTION MAY
FLUCTUATE AS THE FRONT WAFFLES IN THE REGION...THE WIND SPEEDS
WILL BE LOW. RELATIVELY DRIER AIR WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST
COLORADO...KEEPING THE CHANCES OF CONVECTION LOWER WITH RESPECT TO
AREAS FARTHER SOUTH. A SLOW WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN ON
THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6200-53500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000-9000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300-37600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD (123600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEN MOYER
REQUESTED BY...KODIAK IC T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.KODIA.01/GJT