FNUS75 KGJT 032048
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
248 PM MDT WED JUL 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1404 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN TO THE EAST OF
THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING THOUGH AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STRIKE
MAY OCCUR IN THE VICINITY THROUGH ABOUT 9PM. REMAIN
SITUATIONALLY AWARE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUILDUPS OR VIRGA
APPROACHING THE FIRE SITE FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AS THESE
SHOWERS MAY HAVE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 25 MPH.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1900.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 14 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AROUND 2300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000 THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JULIE MALINGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130703.POWDE.01/GJT