FNUS75 KGJT 130940
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
340 AM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2345 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE SETTING BACK UP ACROSS THE FIRE TODAY
AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN U.S. THIS WILL
ALLOW ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE TO WORK BACK NORTH...BRINGING A
BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY STORMS THAT PASS
THROUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
                    ...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 1300.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...TRISH WALLACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120712.WOLFD.01/GJT