FNUS75 KGJT 220331
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN...UT-VLD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
931 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1855 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION.
THEREFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF DIURNALLY FAVORED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY INCREASING AROUND MIDDAY.
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH MINOR FLOODING
POSSIBLE. STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
DIMINISHING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AGAIN DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER A SLIGHT DOWNTURN IN
COVERAGE IS EXPECTED AS THE AIR MASS SLOWLY BEGINS TO DRY LATE
MONDAY. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO BE JUST A TAD COOLER ON SUNDAY AS
COMPARED TO SATURDAY DUE TO CLOUDS DEVELOPING EARLIER.

.SUNDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

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.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. AFTER 1300...WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED FROM SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 750.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). DECREASING CLOUDS
                    LATE (50-60% CLOUD COVER BY MORNING). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST NUMEROUS
                    BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......BELOW 100.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN WHITEING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120721.WOLFD.01/GJT