FNUS75 KGJT 060032
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
632 PM MDT TUE JUL 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1815 MDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TRAPPED WITHIN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. OUTFLOW WINDS FROM COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN
ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS MOST NUMEROUS EAST OF THE
                    BURN SITE OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. CHANCE
                    OF WETTING RAIN LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8-14 MPH DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH
                    BY 9 PM MDT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...MOST NUMEROUS
                    EAST OF THE BURN SITE. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
                    10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN LESS
                    THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING
                    ...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 15
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST BY 1100 AND INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUCKIE DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110705.RABY_.02/GJT