FNUS75 KGJT 041521
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA MESA...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
921 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0844 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY NOON TO MIDNIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO MONDAY. THE
RIDGE AXIS REMAINS JUST TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE PRODUCING A
LIGHT NORTHWEST-WEST FLOW ALOFT. THERE IS ENOUGH MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE MORE WIND
THAN RAIN. STORMS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH AND
EAST. STORMS WILL DIE WITH SUNSET AND THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION
WILL SET UP WITH DRAINAGE WINDS OFF THE SAN JUANS. RH RECOVERY
WILL BE POOR. MOISTURE INCREASES ON WEDNESDAY...AND GRADIENT WINDS
INCREASE ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 5-10
                    MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                    EAST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.LAMES.01/GJT