FNUS75 KGJT 220130
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOLLY MESA FIRE...GARFIELD CO EMERGENCY COMM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
730 PM MDT SUN JUN 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1858 MDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION WILL QUICKLY DIE OUT THIS EVENING WITH SKIES BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR ONCE THE SUN SETS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH AND
BECOME TERRAIN DRIVEN AS THE ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL RESULT
IN PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ON MONDAY FOR TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES
WARMER THAN TODAY'S. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL SLOWLY MIX TO THE
SURFACE BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). DECREASING CLOUDS AFTER
                    AFTER SUNSET...BECOMING CLEAR (0-10%) BY
                    MIDNIGHT. VIRGA OR AN ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE
                    UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL AROUND 2000...THEN
                    DECREASING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6
                    MPH BY 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                    FROM ANY VIRGA OR SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) UNTIL AROUND 1200.
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. WINDS
                    WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 8-12 MPH
                    AROUND 1600 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...A EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090621.JOLLY.01/GJT