FNUS75 KGJT 080047
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
647 PM MDT WED JUL 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1826 MDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION BUT MID LEVEL MOISTURE
REMAINS MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION. LOCAL WETTING
RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM STORMS. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE WEAK SO
SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE THERMALLY DRIVEN...EXCEPT NEAR
STORMS WHERE GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS WILL PREDOMINATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%) MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%) BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FRIMEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100707.MEADO.01/GJT