FNUS75 KGJT 112340
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROAN CLIFFS...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
540 PM MDT SAT JUL 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1650 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CIRCULATION AROUND A CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS HAS BROUGHT AN INFLUX OF SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE TO THE FIRE SITE. DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH THE
INCREASED MOISTURE BROUGHT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
SITE THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM SOUTHEAST
UTAH MAY IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING BEFORE ALL STORM DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY BEFORE AN
APPROACHING TROUGH BRINGS SOME DRYING TO THE FIRE SITE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
    3 TO 5 MPH BY 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH THROUGH 2200...THEN DOWNSLOPE
    5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    INCREASING TO SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH BY 1200.
    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 20 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.


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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM FOLEY  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090711.ROANC.02/GJT