FNUS75 KGJT 030622 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR WEBER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1222 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR WEBER...RMA TEAM C NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1216 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1029 MDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. *** THANK YOU LETTING US KNOW YOU WILL NEED A SPOT EACH OF THE NEXT 3 DAYS. IT WOULD STILL BE BEST IF A NEW SPOT WITH NEW WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IS SUBMITTED EACH DAY. *** .DISCUSSION...THE MONSOON FLOW WILL CONTINUE BRINGING MOISTURE NORTH FROM ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO OVER THE FIRE SITE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY LOWER IN THE ATMOSPHERE 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%). AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F. MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 10 AM THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS FROM THE WEST T0 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 10 AM...IMPROVING TO VERY GOOD BY 2 PM. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL BY 4 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH WITH WESTERLY GUSTS TO 12 MPH...SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH ABOUT 9 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 10 AM THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL ABOUT 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ REQUESTED BY...DARREN CLABO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE