FNUS75 KGJT 252150
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPITOL PEAK...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
350 PM MDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1522 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY. THEREFORE COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
AS COMPARED TO THE RECENT HOT DAYS. NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL BE ON THE
MILD SIDE DUE TO THE INCREASED CLOUDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY. LOOK
FOR AN UPTURN TO THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
ESPECIALLY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.


.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AROUND
                    1700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F...DECREASING TO 50-55 F AROUND SUNSET.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. AT TIMES WINDS MAY
                    BECOME WESTERLY AT 8-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    OUTFLOW WINDS EXPECTED FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING AFTER
                    2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN63
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090725.CAPIT.01/GJT