FNUS75 KGJT 271106 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GOSLIN...ASF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 506 AM MDT SAT JUL 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1755 MDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH. THIS WILL BE THE FUEL FOR A BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON WELL INTO SUNDAY. WETTING RAINS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH PASSING SHOWERS THROUGH THIS TIME WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAINLY A THREAT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MOISTURE WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THROUGH 1200 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 88 F. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH THROUGH 1100 THEN INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................1 THROUGH 1300 THEN 3. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 F. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. LAL.................4. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 F. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. LAL.................4. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DOHERTY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130726.GOSLI.01/GJT