Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
947 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1949 MDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS BELOW 7000 FEET
THROUGH TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT) FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE
FIRE SITE BY MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND WILL LIE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
THIS MORNING. WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
SURFACE WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS.

.THIS MORNING (THURSDAY MORNING)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....RISING TO 64-68 F BY NOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWERING TO 12-16% BY NOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.THIS AFTERNOON (THURSDAY AFTERNOON)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWERING TO 12 TO 15% BY 1400...THEN LOWERING TO
                    8-11% BY 1600.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH BY 1600.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.THIS EVENING (THURSDAY EVENING)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....DECREASING TO 58 F BY 2200.
MIN HUMIDITY........RISING TO 13 TO 16% BY 2200.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...DARK CANYON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130619.DARKC.01/GJT
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