FNUS75 KGJT 230143 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE WATER...UINTAH & OURAY AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 743 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1929 MDT ON JULY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE DOMINATING WEATHER IN THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE LIGHT AND FROM THE NORTHWEST. SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DOMINATED. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW EVENING, ALLOWING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF THE SITE. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F. MAX HUMIDITY........39-44%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (NORTH) 3-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (SOUTH) 4-8 MPH. OCCASIONAL ERRATIC GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR VIRGA AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2100, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F. MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER 2100, BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (NORTH) 3-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SECAKUKU TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090722.LITTL.01/GJT