FNUS75 KGJT 111359
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUGH FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
759 AM MDT SUN JUL 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0701 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM AGAIN TODAY AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE AND THEN THE MAIN TROUGH TRACKS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF WESTERN COLORADO. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY BEHIND THE
TROUGH. A RIDGE WILL BUILD AND SUPPRESS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH MID WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE WITH RH VALUES
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP
                    TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (20-30%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200. 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.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...HAWK FICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100711.ROUGH.01/GJT