FNUS75 KGJT 141931 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CR BASIN WILD HORSE GATHER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 131 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1308 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO THURSDAY. RAIN CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL TURN MORE SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AGAIN BY EVENING AS THAT STORM SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. .TODAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 4. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F. MAX HUMIDITY........86-91%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................3 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCDERMID TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110914.SPRIN.01/GJT