FNUS75 KGJT 102155
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
355 PM MDT SAT JUL 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1545 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG
GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN STORMS SUNDAY
AS A STRONGER DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER NORTHWESTERN COLORADO. DRIER
AIR WILL MOVE IN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY
                    (80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................5.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JOSH HILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100710.MEADO.01/GJT