FNUS75 KGJT 270445
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AIR PARK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1045 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2156 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE SHIFTING EAST OF COLORADO AND THIS
ALLOWS FOR A RETURN OF THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE PLUME. THIS PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER FOR
SATURDAY...EXPECT LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES
IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120726.AIRPA.01/GJT