FNUS75 KGJT 121459
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
859 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0807 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL FLOW CONTINUES TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND
PULLING DEEP MOISTURE UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. STORMS WILL BEGIN TO
BUILD AROUND NOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE OVER THE GILA AREA OF SE ARIZONA/SW NEW MEXICO THIS
MORNING WILL ROTATE OVER SW COLORADO BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THIS MAY
PROVIDE SOME INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. STORM
MOTION WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SO REMAIN
SITUATIONALLY AWARE OF SHOWERS OR VIRGA TO THE SW OF THE FIRE THAT
COULD QUICKLY PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. SOME SHOWERS COULD BE
HEAVY. AFTER GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT...EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING.

.TODAY UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH. EXPECT GUSTY
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING ISOLATED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......GUSTY AND ERRATIC...MAINLY SOUTHWEST...WINDS
                    NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH. EXPECT GUSTY
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130712.GREEN.01/GJT