FNUS75 KGJT 101357
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUGH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
757 AM MDT SAT JUL 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES
OVERHEAD THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE
TRACKS OVER NORTHERN COLORADO. THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE WITH A STRONGER
SYSTEM SKIRTING THE AREA SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING
                    TO WEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...HAWK FICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100710.ROUGH.01/GJT