FNUS75 KGJT 040444
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1044 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2223 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
THROUGH 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. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER DUE TO
INCREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 0100...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE
                    SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH. ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE UNTIL 0100 AS SHOWERS
                    DISSIPATE...PEAK WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    DEVELOPING AFTER 1400 OVER THE SAN JUAN
                    MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. ERRATIC
                    WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE AFTER 1500 AS THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO START
                    MOVING INTO THE VALLEYS AND COLLAPSE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 OVER THE BURN SITE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 0200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUCKIE DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110703.RABY_.01/GJT