FNUS75 KGJT 281152 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGOSA JUNCTION...SUA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 552 AM MDT MON JUN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0534 MDT ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD TODAY AS WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE OVER BURN SITE. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL HAVE JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AVAILABLE TO FIRE OFF SOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ANY STORMS THAT FORM TODAY WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF WETTING RAINS BUT SOME GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY CONVECTION SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. LAL.................4. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................4. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................4. $$ FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK REQUESTED BY...HOWARD RICHARDS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100628.PAGOS.01/GJT