FNUS75 KGJT 121516
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY POINT...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
916 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0842 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST...UNSTABLE...AND COOLER AIR MASS IS OVER THE
REGION TODAY. A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS ALREADY MIXING TO
THE SURFACE AND SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
THREATEN STRONGER GUSTS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BUT CANNOT RULE OUT THE CHANCE
OF A SHOWER OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS REMAIN SIMILAR ON FRIDAY WITH
COLDER AND WETTER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH BY NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY
                    (SOUTHEAST) 2-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH. ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR AFTERNOON SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

$$
FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...NATE ROBINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120412.ROCKY.01/GJT