FNUS75 KGJT 302133 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR AIR PARK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 333 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1411 MDT ON JULY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE DEEPER TONGUE OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO ARC CLOCKWISE AROUND THE FOUR CORNERS...TAKING A PATH THROUGH WESTERN ARIZONA...ACROSS UTAH...AND INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO. THEREFORE THE AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS PLENTIFUL OVER THE FIRE SITE AS COMPARED TO RECENT ACTIVITY. HOWEVER ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL PERSIST FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTER 1700... INCREASING CLOUDS (60-70%) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000. LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED FROM THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. INCREASING TO 4 AFTER 1700. $$ FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN REQUESTED BY...JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120730.AIRPA.01/GJT