FNUS75 KGJT 192152
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOMINGUEZ...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
352 PM MDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER NORTHWEST
COLORADO TODAY WITH ANOTHER WAVE ON MONDAY. MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE SLIGHTLY LATER THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY. ISOLATED HIGH
BASED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS. AS MOISTURE INCREASES SLIGHTLY EXPECT MORE RAINFALL
FROM THE STORMS LATER THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY. STORM COVERAGE
WILL ALSO INCREASE SLIGHTLY. THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS ON TUESDAY AND
SHIFTS NORTHWARD. LINGERING MOISTURE UNDER THE RIDGE SHOULD BE
ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN
MODERATE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH DURING THE EVENING SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN AT 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-6 MPH TURNING WEST WINDS 7-10
                    MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.DOMIN.01/GJT