FNUS75 KGJT 110151
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPITAL PEAK...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
751 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1906 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET
...REMAINING SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE THIS EVENING REGARDLESS.
DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS WILL FUEL THUNDERSTORMS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN SURROUNDING
THE ACCIDENT SITE SATURDAY.

NOTE: THE LAT/LON PROVIDED WAS WELL NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DESCRIBED
TO ME BY DISPATCH. THEREFORE...USED A LAT/LON OF 39.15N/107.07W
WHICH IS ON THE SOUTHEAST FACE OF THE RIDGE BETWEEN CLARK PEAK AND
CAPITAL PEAK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE LEVEL WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200...MAINLY OVER
    SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    AROUND 22 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE LEVEL WINDS...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN67
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090710.CAPIT.02/GJT