FNUS75 KGJT 050719
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEBER...RMA TEAM C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
119 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1036 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE SURGE CONTINUES THROUGH
FRIDAY BRINGING INCREASED CLOUDS...DEW POINTS...AND PRECIPITATION
CHANCES ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW
MOVING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE FIRE SITE.
HOWEVER...THE SCATTERED NATURE OF THIS ACTIVITY DOES NOT ASSURE
THAT THE FIRE WILL RECEIVE RAINFALL...BUT CHANCES ARE MORE
FAVORABLE THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0800...
    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7500-22100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (85500-88700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (3000-8600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1000.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0800...
    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-27400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100-9700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...FOLKS ON FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120704.WEBER.01/GJT