FNUS75 KGJT 291528
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDERLAND...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
928 AM MDT TUE JUN 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0832 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH THE UPPER-LEVEL HIGH SHIFTED ONTO THE EASTERN
PLAINS...A LIGHT SOUTH FLOW WILL CARRY DEEPER MONSOONAL MOISTURE
INTO THE REGION AND BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF LATE-DAY STORMS.
SOME STORMS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. LOOK FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY WITH ACTIVITY BEGINNING JUST A LITTLE EARLIER IN THE
DAY...AND TEMPERATURES A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER DUE TO THE INCREASED
CLOUD COVER.


.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY 1500...THEN
                    INCREASING AND BECOMING SCATTERED BY 1800.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 0-5 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    5-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER
                    1800 SURFACE WINDS MAY BE DOMINATED BY
                    OUTFLOW WINDS FROM CONVECTION THAT COULD BE
                    DISTANT FROM THE FIRE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY THE AFTERNOON...
                    THEN INCREASING TO SCATTERED BY LATE AFTERNOON.
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80%) BY 1800.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOP/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON...SURFACE WINDS MAY BE DOMINATED BY
                    OUTFLOW WINDS FROM NEARBY...OR EVEN DISTANT
                    CONVECTION.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST 5 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING AROUND TO
                    SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100629.SUNDE.01/GJT