FNUS75 KGJT 112151 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSETHIEF...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 351 PM MDT FRI JUN 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1514 MDT ON JUNE 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IS INCREASING OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL ARE BEING MIXED DOWN BY AFTERNOON SURFACE HEATING AND LOCAL THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD END WITH SUNSET...BUT SHOWERS MAY REDEVELOP BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY WITH A ROUGH RAINFALL ESTIMATE OF 0.2 TO 0.5 INCH BY SUNSET. SHOWERS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82 F. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WET THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TOWARDS MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY (NORTHEAST) 2-7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................1 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. NUMEROUS AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AND ERRATIC 3 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. THEN SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OR HEAVY SHOWERS. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 5. $$ FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100611.HORSE.01/GJT