FNUS75 KGJT 220200
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSHALL...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
800 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1929 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER
THE FIRE LATE THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS GENERALLY
EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. BUT BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR FLOODING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE LATE NIGHT PERIOD. LOOK FOR
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...BUT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MAY BEGIN
A LITTLE EARLIER THAN IT DID TODAY. AGAIN HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE A LITTLE LOWER ON SUNDAY DUE TO
MORE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%)...DECREASING CLOUDS LATE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...DECREASING
                    AND BECOMING ISOLATED AFTER 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2400...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPVALLEY. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JENNA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120721.MARSH.01/GJT