FNUS75 KGJT 021638
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEELER DRAW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1038 AM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEELER DRAW...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1034 AM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1009 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS PASSING OVER THE FIRE THIS
MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL SUNSET.
OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN BUILDS OVERHEAD BY
MONDAY. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED AND EXPECT THE
WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE. MARGINAL MOISTURE AND STRONG SURFACE
HEATING WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO LIGHT SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY.
MOISTURE AND CHANCES OF LATE-DAY SHOWERS WILL INCREASE INTO
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH. AS ALWAYS EXPECT GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...
                    MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN WEST
                    3-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    12 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...TANNER HUTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE