FNUS75 KGJT 120438
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY MOUNTAIN...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1038 PM MDT FRI MAY 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2100 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
IT SHOULD KICK OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
THAT WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. THE GENERAL WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL BE
WEST-NORTHWEST. ON SUNDAY A STRONGER TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN
COLORADO WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND NUMEROUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS ALOFT MAY SHIFT TO
NORTHEASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 10 AM...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 10 AM, THEN FAIR. INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY 2 PM.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........AFTER DARK BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING UNTIL 8 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY AFTER 8 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR ABOUT 11 PM.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 ABOUT NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 9 AM, THEN FAIR. INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    ABOUT 2 PM.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK KEIRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120511.BRUSH.01/GJT