FNUS75 KGJT 030632
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK CREEK...MONTROSE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1232 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2039 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MONSOON FLOW WILL CONTINUE BRINGING MOISTURE NORTH
FROM NEW MEXICO OVER THE FIRE SITE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE LOWER
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN...ALLOWING MORE OF
THE RAIN TO REACH THE GROUND. WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT
...THUS SURFACE WINDS WILL BE NORMAL SLOPE AND VALLEY BREEZES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
                    ...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 10 AM...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL
                    9 PM...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
                    ...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 10 AM...
                    THE BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120702.OAKCR.01/GJT