FNUS75 KGJT 070149
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
749 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE BURN
SITE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
KEEP THE DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE PLUME IN THE AREA. EXPECT
LITTLE CHANGE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STORMS WILL FORM
FIRST OVER MOUNTAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 2-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (GREATER THAN 0.10 INCH)...25 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 2-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (GREATER THAN 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...PMED INA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110706.BEAVE.01/GJT