FNUS75 KGJT 042145
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE CHRISTINE...BASALT FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
345 PM MDT SAT AUG 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1523 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CUMULUS BUILDING OVER THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH SUNSET. SURFACE WINDS TONIGHT WILL
FOLLOW THE TYPICAL DRAINAGE PATTERN. MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING
ON SUNDAY LEADING TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. LOCALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-7 MPH
                    AFTER 2030.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1400 INCREASING TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    BY 1700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-7 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST BY 1200. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2 UNTIL 1700...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN DAVIES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120804.LAKEC.01/GJT