FNUS75 KGJT 211413
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGGING...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
813 AM MDT WED JUL 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0747 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE PLUME WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. THERE
WILL BE A PERIOD OF LESS CLOUDS THIS MORNING BETWEEN
DISTURBANCES...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT SMALL DISTURBANCE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
IS POSSIBLE FROM THE STRONGER STORMS. DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE
REGION ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%) BY 0900. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%)
                    AFTER 1230. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-6 MPH BY 1300. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80%) UNTIL 2400...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING EAST 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH UNTIL...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...HAWK FICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100721.LOGGI.01/GJT