FNUS75 KGJT 211936
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY ABUNDANT MONSOONAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION AND WHEN
COMBINED WITH SOLAR HEATING THIS AFTERNOON...THE RESULT WILL BE
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION STRONG...GUSTY...AND
ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED...OVERPOWERING SLOPE AND VALLEY
BREEZES AND THE GENERAL FLOW. STORM MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM
THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LITTLE CHANGE IS
SEEN SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) BY MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-26500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DEZARAE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120721.POWEL.01/GJT