FNUS75 KGJT 070544
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THIRD WATER SPRING...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1144 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2049 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SATURDAY MAY BE THE WETTEST DAY OF THE WEEK. EAST
FLOW FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DEEPEN THE MOISTURE OVER THE REGION. IN
ADDITION...SATURDAY AFTERNOON LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE OVER THE ROAN
PLATEAU WILL FAVOR YOUR AREA WITH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. STORM
MOTION WILL BE VERY SLOW OR EVEN STATIONARY SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
WILL OCCUR. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. WINDS WILL BE
TERRAIN DRIVEN UNTIL GUSTY OUTFLOWS DOMINATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE ON SUNDAY MORNING BUT
BEGINS TO ERODE LATE IN THE DAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS TO THE
NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MODIFIED DUE TO THE CLOUDS AND
SHOWERS. DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO WORK IN FROM THE NORTH ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING WITH
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE (WEST) 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    SWITCHING TO UPSLOPE (EAST) 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING ISOLATED AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 3-8 MPH SWITCHING TO WEST 2-6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE (WEST) 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    SWITCHING TO UPSLOPE (EAST) 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120706.THIRD.01/GJT