FNUS75 KGJT 231522
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR JEEP...MOAB INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
922 AM MDT SAT JUL 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0842 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE
SITE TODAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO CREEP BACK INTO THE AREA LATE IN
THE DAY ON SUNDAY. LOOK FOR VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BOTH DAYS...WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS ON SUNDAY.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

***FORECAST VALUES ARE FOR 8300 FEET***

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BY 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
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.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...CAITLIN ROBISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110723.JEEP_.01/GJT