FNUS75 KGJT 050257
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2024 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TONIGHT...THE BEST ESTIMATE IS THAT ANY LINGERING STORMS WILL
STAY TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE BURN SITE.

THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER IS ANCHORED VERY NEAR THE BURN SITE 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.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) TOWARDS MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL 2200. THEN SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 MPH...BECOMING 7 MPH AFTER 2400.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...1 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER NOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200 THEN 2...BECOMING 4 AFTER 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...1 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH. DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...5 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...15 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUCKIE DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110704.RABY_.02/GJT