FNUS75 KGJT 140054 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN CREEK...UTAH STATE LANDS & FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 654 PM MDT MON JUL 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1811 MDT ON JULY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH HAS CAUSED SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM CLOSE TO BURN SITE. THESES STORMS AND SHOWERS WILL END BY 10 PM. THE DISTURBANCE IS ALSO CAUSING SOME GUSTY WINDS AT THE SURFACE THAT WILL DIE DOWN AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. TOMORROW WILL SEE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN WITH CLEAR SKIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND LOW HUMIDITIES. LIGHT WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F. MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AT 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND DROPPING TO 5 TO 8 MPH BY 3AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................2. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK REQUESTED BY...JACK SIXKILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090713.GARDE.01/GJT