FNUS75 KGJT 301503
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARCY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
903 AM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0820 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...COPIOUS MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION THIS
MORNING. THE MORNING BALLOON RELEASE FROM GRAND JUNCTION MEASURED
200% OF NORMAL MOISTURE WITHIN THE ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE. HIGH
PRESSURE IS CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE FOUR-CORNERS WHICH WILL KEEP
UPPER LEVEL WINDS LIGHT AND STORM MOTION NEARLY STATIONARY.
MORNING SUN WILL ONLY ADD TO THE INSTABILITY. TEMPERATURES AND RH
FORECASTED FOR TODAY ARE ASSUMING AN HOUR OR TWO OF SUNLIGHT THIS
AFTERNOON. FULL AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER WILL PRODUCE COOLER AND
MOISTER CONDITIONS. NATURAL BRIDGES NM MEASURED 0.82 INCHES ON
THURSDAY AND THAT IS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR THE BURN SITE. MOST STORMS
WILL DIE WITH SUNSET...THOUGH AN ISOLATED STORM MAY CONTINUE
BEYOND MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 650.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................AFTER 1100...4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 500...EXCEPT HIGHER LOCALLY NEAR SHOWERS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN LAL 2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.DARCY.01/GJT