FNUS75 KGJT 010033
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
633 PM MDT WED JUN 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 MDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION WITH A LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT. MOISTURE TRAPPED UNDER THE RIDGE WILL BE ADEQUATE TO
PRODUCE MAINLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY.
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FRIDAY...RESULTING IN A BETTER CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 1300 WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...K HOMSTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100630.BOXCA.01/GJT