FNUS75 KGJT 062027
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABY...SES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
227 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1403 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW KEEPING THE MONSOONAL
MOISTURE PLUME IN THE VICINITY. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. STORMS WILL FORM FIRST OVER MOUNTAINS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1600...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO 11100 FT
                    AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110706.RABY_.01/GJT