FNUS75 KGJT 120523
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...UT-VLD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1123 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2128 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER UTAH TODAY THEN
MOVES OVERHEAD TONIGHT. THIS KEEPS A LIGHT NORTH FLOW ALOFT OVER
THE FIRE TODAY TURNING TO EAST TONIGHT. ANY STORMS FORMING OVER
THE TAVAPUTS WILL TEND TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE BURN SITE. STILL AN
ISOLATED STORM IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL END BEFORE
SUNSET. MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE TONIGHT. AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS
ONTO THE FRONT RANGE FRIDAY A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
STRENGTHEN. AFTERNOON STORMS MAY INCREASE INTO THE EVENING AND
EVEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 1-4 MPH
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BLAINE TARBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120711.WOLFD.01/GJT