FNUS75 KGJT 222255
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN BUTTES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
455 PM MDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL BE AMPLE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE EVENING. STORMS WILL TAPPER OFF AFTER SUNSET. WITH THE
MOISTURE EXPECT GREAT RH RECOVERIES. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
BRING A SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR MASS TO THE FIRE AREA. FRIDAY...EXPECT
AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE FIRE WHICH PRODUCE OUTFLOW WINDS THAT MAY REACH THE
FIRE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
                    OCCASIONAL ERRATIC GUSTS FROM STORMS WELL SOUTH
                    OF THE FIRE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE HUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100722.TWINB.01/GJT