FNUS75 KGJT 102006
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POISON RIDGE...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
206 PM MDT SAT JUL 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 THIS AFTERNOON. 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.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100710.POISO.01/GJT