FNUS75 KGJT 202201
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 47 CREEK...MONTROSE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
401 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STORMS WILL LIKELY END WITH SUNSET. SURFACE BASED
INVERSIONS WILL BE WEAK OVERNIGHT AND BREAK BY MID MORNING
SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL AMPLIFY A BIT INTO WESTERN
COLORADO ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY.
THERE ARE NO VISIBLE UPPER LEVEL FORCING TO ASSIST WITH
CONVECTION...SO EXPECT SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (EAST) 1-5 MPH.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000...THEN 2. BECOMING 4 AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...47 FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120720.47CRE.02/GJT