FNUS75 KGJT 191956
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON...MOON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
156 PM MDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1306 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO TODAY
WITH ANOTHER WAVE ON MONDAY. MOISTURE WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE LATER
THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY. ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING. 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 OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN MODERATE.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER 1000. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000 THEN TURNING POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 TURNING TO EXCELLENT BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SEALOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090719.MOON_.01/GJT