FNUS75 KGJT 091723
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KODIAK...CRC DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1123 AM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MARGINAL MONSOONAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA.
THERE IS A WEAK DISTURBANCE WORKING NORTHEAST THROUGH NORTHWEST
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING SOME INCREASED
THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE SITE.
THEN MOISTURE DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STILL SATURDAY AFTERNOON VIRGA COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY BEFORE SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. THEN SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200 THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4-8
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WATCH FOR AFTERNOON VIRGA THAT CAN
                    PRODUCE LOCAL ERRATIC WIND GUSTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...KODIAK IC T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.KODIA.01/GJT