FNUS75 KGJT 261525
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNIGER...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
925 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0829 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH AN
INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY THE AFTERNOON.
WITH DEEPER MOISTURE OVER THE AREA TODAY...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE WETTING RAINS. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...THEN
INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING AND
RESIDUAL MOISTURE.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH. INCREASING TO
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1400. AFTER 1700 WINDS WILL
                    BECOME NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH. VARIABLE AND GUSTY
                    WINDS POSSIBLE FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH. VARIABLE AND
                    GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOSNVALLEY 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY...AND AFTER 1300
                    INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...NICK NAUSLAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090726.BUNIG.02/GJT