FNUS75 KGJT 150020
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAROON INCIDENT...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
620 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1741 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. AN AREA OF MID TO HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL HELP KEEP
LOW TEMPERATURES RELATIVELY WARM. EXPECT WEDNESDAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURE
A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY'S.


.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%)...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY BY 2000.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 60 F AT 1800...LOWERING TO 47-50 AT
                    SUNSET.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    WINDS DIMINISHING AFTER 2000.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80% MID AND HIGH
                    LEVEL CLOUDS).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. WINDS OVER RIDGES
                    AND PEAKS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY AT 5-10 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY
                    CLOUDY BY 1500 (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1300...THEN UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. AT TIMES WESTERLY WINDS 5-10
                    MPH MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE.
                    OVER RIDGES AND PEAKS...WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...
                    INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS
                    AFTER 1400.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS FROM
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN68
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090714.MAROO.01/GJT