FNUS75 KGJT 081635
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONKEY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1035 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1003 MDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHWEST
FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH SATURDAY. DAYTIME HEATING
WILL AGAIN TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. CLOUD AND STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY
OVER TODAY AS THE MOISTURE PLUME SHIFTS A LITTLE MOVE INTO COLORADO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). AFTER1200...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7 MPH. OCCASIONALLY SOUTHWEST
                    10-12 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1500...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70%) UNTIL 2400...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...DECREASING TO ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY....... 64-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 5 MPH AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL1200 THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH BY 1200
                    AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 1400.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.

$$
FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...BETH HARMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110708.MONKE.01/GJT