FNUS75 KGJT 122242
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROAN CLIFFS...BLM GRAND JUNCTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
442 PM MDT SUN JUL 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1619 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE FIRE
SITE MONDAY BRINGING INCREASED WINDS AND SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR DURING
THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FIRE TO WARRANT MENTION OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 1200
THROUGH 2100. WEAKER ZONAL FLOW SETTING UP FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK WITH A CONTINUED DRYING TREND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75%) THROUGH 2100...THEN
    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). WIDELY SCATTERED
    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BY 2200. GUSTY
    AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 MPH THROUGH 2000...THEN BECOMING
    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BY 2200.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...
    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY 1300.
    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 MPH BY 1100.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 51-61.
HIGHS 81-91. WEST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 50-60. HIGHS 84-94. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51-61. HIGHS 84-94. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 53-63. HIGHS 85-95. SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...T FOLEY FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090712.ROANC.01/GJT