FNUS75 KGJT 152142
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY MOUNTAIN...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
342 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1506 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS OVERHEAD TODAY WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WORK THROUGH SOUTHERN
NEVADA TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO EAST CENTRAL UTAH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING SOUTH GRADIENT WINDS WILL KEEP
THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES UP WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
INCREASING MOISTURE ON WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE HIGH-BASED
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL THREATEN MORE WIND THEN RAIN.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT...
                    THEN SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH
                    AFTER 0300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH INCREASING TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM FILIPPONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120515.BRUSH.01/GJT