FNUS75 KGJT 312128
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AIR PARK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
328 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1507 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER
SOUTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE WITH LIGHT FLOW ALOFT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FAVOR
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS...WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
POSSIBLE. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY FOR A DOWNTURN IN CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY LATE IN THE WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPW/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AND INCREASING
                    TO 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.AIRPA.01/GJT