FNUS75 KGJT 090117
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
717 PM MDT THU JUL 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1838 MDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION BUT CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE IS
ALSO IN PLACE. AS A RESULT LITTLE CHANGE IS SEEN IN THE CURRENT
PATTERN WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION. UPPER LEVEL
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND ARE WESTERLY IN DIRECTION. THUS SURFACE WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE THERMALLY DRIVEN...EXCEPT NEAR STORMS WHERE GUSTY
ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS WILL PREDOMINATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY BY 2200. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%) MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%) BY 1200. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AROUND NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    7-12 MPH BY NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FRIMEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100708.MEADO.01/GJT