FNUS75 KGJT 271502 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNIGER...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 902 AM MDT MON JUL 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0833 MDT ON JULY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. A COOL FRONT WILL SLIDE INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT FOR A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING FOR TUESDAY. IT WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR AND LESS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH BY 1 HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70%) UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLAT THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN UPSLOPE 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NO GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...NICK NAUSLAR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090727.BUNIG.01/GJT