FNUS75 KGJT 222313
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AIR PARK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
513 PM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1635 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM UP FROM THE
SOUTH ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
CENTRAL U.S. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER
MIDNIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS MAY
DOMINATE THE SURFACE FLOW AT TIMES. THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
THESE WINDS COULD BE NEARBY...OR POSSIBLY EVEN AT SOME DISTANCE
FROM THE FIRE. THE MOIST AIR MASS WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
MILD.

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURE.........LOWERING FROM AROUND 70 F AT 1700...TO AROUND
                    65 F BY SUNSET.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%...HIGHER NEAR SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED FROM
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 8-12 MPH...BECOMING MORE NORTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120722.AIRPA.01/GJT