FNUS75 KGJT 021631
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1031 AM MDT THU JUL 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0943 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AS AN AREA OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS OVER
SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO THIS MORNING MOVES OVER THE
BURN SITE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD SURFACE HEATING LATE THIS
MORNING WILL LIKELY BE FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY LOCAL THUNDERSTORM
BUILDUPS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. OF COURSE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS SOON AS
VIRGA OR SHOWERS FORM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON AND
EVENING CONVECTION ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) BY NOON.
                    BECOMING CLOUDY (80-100%) BY 1330. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 0-3 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1300... GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH. AT TIMES SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 5-10 MPH WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6500 KNOT-FT). BETTER MIXING NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...GJ DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090702.HUNTE.01/GJT