FNUS75 KGJT 201510
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANKS BENCH...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
910 AM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0836 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE PATTERN FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP THE MOISTURE PLUME
OVER WESTERN COLORADO...AND DAYTIME HEATING PLUS ANY DISTURBANCES
WILL LEAD TO AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH
DAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN AWAY FROM
THUNDERSTORMS. NIGHTTIME INVERSIONS WILL BE FAIRLY SHALLOW DUE TO
SOME NIGHTTIME CLOUDS PERSISTING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1000...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100 BECOMING SCATTERED BY
                    1300. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPCANYON (SOUTHWEST) 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1100..THEN INCREASING TO GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5600-45100 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL AT 1900 DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100 BECOMING SCATTERED BY
                    1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON (SOUTHWEST) 5 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR BECOMING LOW-END GOOD BY
                    1500.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL AT 1100 INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST  MPH AT 1200 BECOMING WEST 7 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...WENDY FINNEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.FRANK.01/GJT