FNUS75 KGJT 050441
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINION...GMUG FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1041 PM MDT MON JUL 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2027 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL BE ANCHORED IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FOUR CORNERS THIS WEEK. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GRADIENT WINDS WILL BE VERY
LIGHT...BUT LATE DAY CONVECTION WILL PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MODIFIED DOWNWARD DUE TO CLOUDS AND SHOWERS. LOCALLY HEAVY
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80 F AT 1500.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 28% AT 1500.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    BY NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110704.PINIO.01/GJT