FNUS75 KGJT 211942
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
142 PM MDT THU MAY 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM
NORTHWARD OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. INSTABILITY
ASSOCIATED WITH DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH WEAK DISTURBANCES
WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OUTFLOW WINDS FROM STORMS AND
SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE STRONG...GUSTY AND UNPREDICTABLE WINDS.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......RISING TO 700 BY 1300.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...CLARK MAUGHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.RAYME.01/GJT