FNUS75 KGJT 010007
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER...GJT AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
607 PM MDT TUE JUN 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1739 MDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL SHIFT EAST INTO WEST TEXAS
BY LATE THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW ANOTHER SURGE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE
TO WORK BACK NORTH INTO THE REGION...BRINGING A RETURN TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE COMMON WITH THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE STORMS WILL BECOME MORE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS BY
THURSDAY EVENING AS DEEPER MOISTURE WORKS BACK INTO THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LOWERING TO LESS THAN 5000 KNOT-FT BY 2200).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL...LOWERING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 12600 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY 1900.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 2000. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LOWERING TO LESS THAN 5000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 4000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...GJ DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090630.HUNTE.01/GJT