FNUS75 KGJT 122124
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDCANYON FIRE...GARFIELD CO SEARCH AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
324 PM MDT MON AUG 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GLENWOOD TO CARBONDALE CORRIDOR BY
430 PM...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH
THE EVENING AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
TERRAIN-DRIVEN EXCEPT NEAR STORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL AGAIN DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2300...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    AFTER 2100. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...BURNING MTN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.REDCA.02/GJT