FNUS75 KGJT 031129
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAVEZ...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
529 AM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2342 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE CIRCULATING BENEATH THE LARGE HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE OVER THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM EACH AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HOT WITH
A SLOW RISE IN HUMIDITY TODAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (50-60%). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................3.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110702.CHAVE.01/GJT