FNUS75 KGJT 012312
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...UT-VLD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
512 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1631 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN EMBEDDED UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN
UTAH WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. THIS WAS
HELPING GENERATE SOME VIRGA AND POSSIBLY A HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORM
IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH
CONTINUED HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY IN SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT. AN ISOLATED HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP LATE IN
THE DAY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN COLORADO EAST OF THE FIRE SITE.

.TONIGHT (AFTER 1800 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). VIRGA OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH AFTER 2100. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50%). ISOLATED VIRGA POSSIBLE AFTER
                    1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3-5 MPH THEN SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH AFTER 1200 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS TO 40 MH POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60%) WITH ISOLATED VIRGA POSSIBLE
                    UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%)
                    BY 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2100...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO
                    40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN WHITING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120701.WOLFD.01/GJT