FNUS75 KGJT 041712
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1112 AM MDT MON JUL 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1039 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUB TROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING
AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. MOISTURE...WITH A
TROPICAL TAP FROM THE BAJA REGION...WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH
THE WEEK BUT REMAIN LIMITED ENOUGH TODAY THAT ONLY ISOLATED COVERAGE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED NEAR THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
MOISTURE ALSO NOT PLENTIFUL ENOUGH THAT GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE
MORE LIKELY THAN WETTING RAIN AND CWR WILL BE NEAR ZERO. OVERALL WINDS
WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 10 MPH OR LESS...WITH THE
EXCEPTION NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL CONTAIN ERRATIC DIRECTIONS
AND POSSIBLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. MOISTURE INCREASES THROUGH THE
WEEK WITH A SMALL INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE EXPECTED
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS CWR INCREASE TO 10 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 95 F BY 2 PM MDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 15% BY 2 PM MDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SHIFTING MORE TO THE
                    WEST/SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH OR LESS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 62 F NEAR SUNRISE.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 50% NEAR SUNRISE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS OF AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 93 F BY 2 PM MDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 18% BY 2 PM MDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AT 10 MPH OR LESS.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DUCKIE DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110704.RABY_.01/GJT