FNUS75 KGJT 271659 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...KUSICKO TYPE 2 IMT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1059 AM MDT THU JUN 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE COVERS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS FOR VERY WARM CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON INSTABILITY WILL PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE NARROW RAIN SHAFTS AND PASSING STORMS MAY ONLY HAVE SPRINKLES. GUSTY WINDS FROM NEARBY STORMS IS MORE LIKELY. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS 20 PERCENT TODAY BUT 30 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78 F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50 F. MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................2. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME DRY...IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 F. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................3. $$ FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PAPPANI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130627.EASTF.01/GJT