FNUS75 KGJT 090101
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER ROAD...ROCK CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
701 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY AND WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
A WEAK EMBEDDED DISTURBANCE IS SCHEDULED TO BRUSH NORTHWEST
COLORADO SATURDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH SOME VIRGA DEVELOPING AFTER AROUND 1600. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN.
ANY CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS WILL PRODUCE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). VIRGA DEVELOPING
                    AFTER 1600...WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE OVER NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 930...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH. WINDS
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH AFTER 1300 WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25. STRONGER AND ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE FROM VIRGA OR NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRITA HORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090509.RIVER.01/GJT