FNUS75 KBOU 291838 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK RESEARCH FLIGHT...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1235 PM MDT WED APR 29 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON. WATCH OUT FOR OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE STORMS. THE 20-FOOT WINDS COULD TURN EASTERLY BELOW 8500 FEET DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE FOOTHILLS. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME LOW CLOUDS IN THE AREA AS WELL. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%) UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52. MIN HUMIDITY........30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THE STORMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LESZCYNSKI...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...K SCHOENECKERK REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20090429.ELKRE.01/BOU