FNUS75 KGJT 172107
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH CANYON STAFF RIDE...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
307 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LATE SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH UTAH WEDNESDAY
AND INTO WESTERN COLORADO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING A HIGH
PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS AT THE SITE WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO
AROUND 7500 FEET THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...KELLY KANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.SOUTH.01/GJT