FNUS75 KGJT 030421
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1021 PM MDT TUE JUL 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2138 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LAST OF THE EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE SHIFTING
SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE TONIGHT. WEAK TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT
INVERSIONS WILL BRING FAIR RH RECOVERY. 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....FROM THE NORTH 10 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST
                    AND SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTH 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH MID-HIGH CLOUD.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 1-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.

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