FNUS75 KGJT 161802
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1202 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1121 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION. BY SATURDAY SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE OVER
NORTHWEST COLORADO. AS A RESULT A FEW HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH
SIMILAR TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AS THE THERMAL BELT AGAIN MOVES UP THE
SLOPES AS A SURFACE BASED INVERSION FORMS.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%)...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%) BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). VIRGA OR A FEW HIGH BASED
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING...BECOMING WEST
                    AND THEN INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...NICK NAUSLAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100716.MEADO.01/GJT