FNUS75 KGJT 061705 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR WRAY MESA...STATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1105 AM MDT MON MAY 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW REMAINING IN PLACE ACROSS THE BURN SITE. INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP CLOUDY CONDITIONS IN PLACE...WITH SHOWERS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. A BRIEF BREAK WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 1200 AND 2000. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3-6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100 BY 2200. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1200 OR IN AND AROUND SHOWERS AT ANY TIME. $$ FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON REQUESTED BY...MARK MARCUM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130506.WRAYM.01/GJT