FNUS75 KGJT 272113
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
313 PM MDT TUE JUL 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1442 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS SHIFTED EAST...ALLOWING DEEP MOISTURE TO SURGE UP
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
MOST NUMEROUS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. THE STRONGER STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-85%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-14400 KNOT-FT).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9200-39200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4800-32600 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...NICK NAUSLAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100727.MEADO.01/GJT