FNUS75 KGJT 210215
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
815 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1937 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO
WEDNESDAY.  THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  BE AWARE THAT FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL
ACCOMPANY ANY STRONG STORMS ALONG WITH WETTING RAINS.  DRIER AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY FROM THE NORTHWEST...LOWERING CONVECTIVE
POTENTIAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  THUNDERSTORMS
                    BECOMING ISOLATED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...GWEN LIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100720.MEADO.01/GJT