FNUS75 KGJT 312145
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
345 PM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP SUB TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. EXPECT
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM STORMS. THE
UPPER RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE KEEPING WINDS ALOFT FAIRLY LIGHT
THROUGH THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 35 MPH
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.


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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...AMY HAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100731.MEADO.01/GJT