FNUS75 KGJT 291534
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY WASH...USFS-MLF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
934 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0857 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE REGION...BUT
MOISTURE REMAINS TRAPPED BENEATH THE RIDGE. WEAK DISTURBANCES IN THE
FLOW WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION
TODAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS IN EITHER TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY LEVELS. THE MAIN
THREAT WITH STORMS WILL BE GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS...HOWEVER
LOCALIZED PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (50-60%) AFTER 1500. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......GENERALLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
                    SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CLEARING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING (30-40%)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) AFTER 1300. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD PIETRUSZKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090529.DRYWA.01/GJT