FNUS75 KGJT 231544
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
944 AM MDT SAT JUL 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1620 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY 23 JULY AND SUNDAY 24 JULY

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN MONSOONAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL REMAIN
SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE SITE TODAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO ROTATE BACK
INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY. LOOK FOR VERY WARM TEMPERATURES BOTH
DAYS...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASING ON SUNDAY.


.TODAY-SATURDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BY 1100. AFTER 1500...
                    WEST 3-7 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BY 1100. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN LAL 2.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110722.LIGHT.01/GJT