FNUS75 KGJT 291534
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
934 AM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0904 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING IS
SPREADING WESTWARD AND CUTTING OFF THE MOISTURE TAP FROM THE
SOUTH. DRIER AIR WILL BE FELT TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
NO THUNDERSTORM MENTION FOR THE BURN SITE AND INCREASING
TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN
EACH AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL SET UP QUICKLY
WITH SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN
                    INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    ISOLATED GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE (EAST-NORTHEAST) 2-5 MPH
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120629.POTAT.01/GJT