FNUS75 KGJT 310704
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARCY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
104 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1617 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER
SOUTHEAST UTAH THROUGH SUNDAY. AS A RESULT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...WITH MOST ACTIVITY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. AT TIMES RAIN MAY BE HEAVY WITH LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE.


.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. VARIABLE
                    THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAY DOMINATE AT TIMES LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. VARIABLE
                    THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAY DOMINATE AT TIMES LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.

$$
FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.DARCY.02/GJT