FNUS75 KGJT 010623
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINYON 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1223 AM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1445 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE HEAVY RAINS ON TUESDAY
FELL JUST TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE. TODAY IS ANOTHER CHANCE.
DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
MOST NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT MORNING SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE WORKS THROUGH SOUTHEAST UTAH. THIS
MAY TAKE A FEW DEGREES OFF TODAY'S MAX TEMPERATURE. A DRYING
TREND STARTS THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.


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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.PINYO.01/GJT