FNUS75 KGJT 190153
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH CREEK...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
753 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1955 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SKY WILL CLEAR BY SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH NORMAL
SLOPE AND VALLEY BREEZES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY WILL SEE A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN CUMULUS BUILD-UPS AND A FEW MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY CREEP BACK
INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2100, THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNITL 0930 THEN FAIR. BECOMING GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300, THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0930, THEN INCREASING TO 12000
                    FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...DEZARAE STAHLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120718.BRUSH.01/GJT