FNUS75 KGJT 050621
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RADIO TOWER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1221 AM MDT TUE JUL 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2320 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 (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000...THEN 2. BECOMING 4 AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
                    BECOMING DOWNVALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO UPVALLEY BY
                    1000. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110704.RADIO.01/GJT