FNUS75 KGJT 291509
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEELER DRAW...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
909 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0843 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED TODAY AND THURSDAY AS
DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH SMALL DISTURBANCES RESULT IN
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT STRONG GUSTY
WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED AND WILL HELP WITH FUTURE SPOT FORECASTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THU
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8-12 MPH AFTER 1100. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 3
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC WIN
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50%) UNTIL 1200...THEN THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...INCREASING TO
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ER
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...TANNER HUTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.WHEEL.01/GJT