FNUS75 KGJT 030629
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALF MOON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1229 AM MDT WED JUL 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2214 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEDNESDAY THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER
NEVADA. IN A NORTH FLOW ALOFT EXPECT A REPEAT OF TUESDAY'S
WEATHER. MARGINAL MOISTURE CENTERED AT ABOUT 4000 FEET ABOVE THE
BURN SITE THREATENS GUSTY WINDS BUT ONLY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
REMAIN SITUATIONALLY AWARE OF AFTERNOON BUILDUPS OR VIRGA
APPROACHING THE FIRE SITE FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WEAK INVERSIONS AND LESS RH RECOVERY.
THURSDAY...ISOLATED AFTERNOON STORMS ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS...LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHTNING. BETTER MOISTURE WORKS INTO THE
REGION ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST AND
                    SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN SHIFTING TO
                    NORTH 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-12 MPH WITH
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR BUILDUPS OR VIRGA
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 1-4 MPH
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 2-6 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS 15-20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130702.HALFM.01/GJT