FNUS75 KGJT 150834
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
234 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1813 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTHWARD THROUGH
MONDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR ANOTHER
36 HOURS. CONDITIONS START TO DRY OUT BY LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AS THE MOISTURE PLUME GETS SHOVED EASTWARD INTO WESTERN COLORADO.
THIS WILL BRINGING GRADUALLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AS THE WEEK
PROGRESSES WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000
                    ...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY NOON MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL BY NOON MDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2100.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100 BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY NOON MDT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL BY NOON MDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...UBIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120714.WOLFD.01/GJT