FNUS75 KGJT 040434
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINION...GMUG FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1034 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2149 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED NEAR THE FOUR
CORNERS THROUGH THE NEW WEEK. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FOR
TODAY AND TUESDAY AS A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH FROM OFF
THE BAJA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN UNTIL CHAOTIC
THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOMINATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. ISOLATED REGIONAL STORMS WILL LINGER BEYOND MIDNIGHT.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER DUE TO
INCREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 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.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING CHAOTIC IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. AN ISOLATED STORM POSSIBLE
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING CHAOTIC IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110703.PINIO.01/GJT