FNUS75 KGJT 291631
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LADORE...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1031 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION TODAY. AS A RESULT
...DIURNAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SOME DRYING
IS EXPECTED MONDAY FOR A DECREASE IN CONVECTION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................3.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 13 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.LADOR.01/GJT