FNUS75 KGJT 040422
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1022 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JULY 04.
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. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER DUE TO
INCREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND STORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE
                    4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1200.
                    EXCELLENT NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING ERRATIC AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF HEAVY SHOWERS GREATER THAN 0.25 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE
                    4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD-EXCELLENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING ERRATIC AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110704.BEAVE.01/GJT