FNUS75 KGJT 011751
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERCREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1151 AM MDT THU JUL 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1120 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE MAIN RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS
WELL AS CLOUD COVER. THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE IN
                    DIRECTION AND SPEED THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTFLOWS
                    DEVELOP FORM NEARBY STORM SYSTEMS. OTHERWISE
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 2200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...KINGS PEAK WFM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100701.WATER.01/GJT