FNUS75 KGJT 162002
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLIFF...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
202 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1345 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID TO HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY INCREASE OVER
NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY. AS A RESULT A FEW
HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER
NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH VIRGA POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN SITE.
ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS. HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AS THE THERMAL BELT MOVES UP THE SLOPES AS A
SURFACE BASED INVERSION FORMS.

.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH AND OCCASIONAL GUST TO
                    15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%)....BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%) AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%...50-60% LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON). VIRGA POSSIBLE AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER 1300...WEST
                    3-8 MPH. AFTER 1600 VARIABLE AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
                    WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH MAY DOMINATE
                    AT TIMES.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...IC- NIELSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100716.CLIFF.01/GJT