FNUS75 KGJT 240519 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR JEEP...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1119 PM MDT SAT JUL 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2000 MDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN. MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN BY MONDAY. .TODAY (SUNDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F. MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH BY 1200. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT (SUNDAY NIGHT)... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWENVALLEY 3-5 MPH SHIFTING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH BY 1200. BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH AFTER 1600. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...IC WIEDOW TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110723.JEEP_.02/GJT