FNUS75 KGJT 190901
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEARNS RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
301 AM MDT THU JUL 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1606 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER SURGE OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE WORKING BACK NORTH
ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE STREAMING
NORTH THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. EXPECTED INCREASED CLOUD COVER...
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS
THIS PATTERN BECOMES ESTABLISHED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN SOUTH WINDS 4-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1100. EXCEPT EXCELLENT
                    NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 0200...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY
                    2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2100. EXCEPT EXCELLENT
                    NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL BY 0200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200. EXCEPT
                    EXCELLENT NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...KEARNS RIDGE IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120718.KEARN.01/GJT