FNUS75 KGJT 311534
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEELER DRAW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
934 AM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WAS CROSSING WESTERN COLORADO THIS
MORNING FOR CLOUDINESS AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
SHOULD GENERATE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN STORM THREAT WILL BE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.
A COOL FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO
LATE TODAY BUT MAY STALL BEFORE REACHING THE BURN SITE. DRIER AND
MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%)...EXCEPT BECOMING PARTLY (50%) FROM 1200 TO 1400. ISOLAT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 1200. OCCASIONAL GUSTS T
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND E
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...TANNER HUTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.WHEEL.01/GJT