FNUS75 KGJT 032309
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
509 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1635 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASINGLY MOISTURE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THE PROSPECT OF WETTING RAINFALL WILL
INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. STORMS WILL RATHER SLOW MOVING.
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN EXCEPT NEAR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

NOTE TO REQUESTER: THE SPOT FORECAST DUE BY 0700 WEDNESDAY WILL BE
LISTED UNDER THE NAME OF LIGHTNER 2 ON NWSSPOT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80%) UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH BY 2100.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2 UNTIL 0100...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTH 5 MPH 2200.

.WEDNESDAY (INDEPENDENCE DAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1200..THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) BY 1400. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1000...BECOMING SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT 0900 INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL
                    BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE (NORTH) 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 7 MPH BY 1300.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 1300.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...LIGHTNER IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.LIGHT.01/GJT