FNUS75 KGJT 110449 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN...VERNAL BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1049 PM MDT SAT JUL 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2200 MDT ON JULY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GET FLATTENED SUNDAY AS A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP TRIGGER CONVECTION ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST UTAH. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. WIND (20 FT)........MORNING SOUTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................4. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F. MAX HUMIDITY........55-65%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................4. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94 F. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%. WIND (20 FT)........MORNING SOUTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH BY 1200. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...ZACH MOODY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100710.GREEN.01/GJT