FNUS75 KGJT 132147
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
347 PM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1512 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN
HOUR AS WELL AS GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE
NORTH OR NORTHEAST. INCREASED CLOUDINESS SHOULD REDUCE AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES SOMEWHAT ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 MPH BY 1200. SOUTH
                    WINDS 5-10 MPH OVER RIDGE TOPS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...SARKY TABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120713.PINER.01/GJT