FNUS75 KGJT 111524
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
924 AM MDT WED JUL 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SMALL DISTURBANCE OVER NORTHWEST UTAH THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD HELP
TRIGGER ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE UINTA MOUNTAINS THAT WILL THEN MOVE INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO.
GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THE
STORMS. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GREAT BASIN
THURSDAY. MOISTURE CIRCULATING AROUND THE HIGH WILL KEEP THE
THREAT OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS PRESENT ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH BY 1200. OVER RIDGE TOPS...
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70%) UNTIL 2200...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 2O MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH BY 2200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE FROM
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING BECOMING DOWNVALLEY
                    1-4 MPH AFTER 2200.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH BY 1200. OVER
                    RIDGE TOPS...NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                   THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...COLD IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120711.COLD_.01/GJT