FNUS75 KGJT 280341
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE MOUNTAIN...UT-MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
941 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2100 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER HORSE MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE
THROUGH SATURDAY...AND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE WEATHER PATTERN SHOWS
LITTLE CHANGE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.  INITIAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE MOUNTAINS BY 1100 AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST.  ANY PASSING SHOWERS
COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS LASTING 10 TO 20 MINUTES BEFORE
DIMINISHING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.  HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 52-62.
HIGHS 72-82. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 52-62.
HIGHS 73-83. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 53-63.
HIGHS 75-85. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 53-63. HIGHS 75-85. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...OROZCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120727.HORSE.01/GJT