FNUS75 KGJT 262013
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARBLE COMMAND...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
213 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1343 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE
NORTHWEST WILL REACH THE SAR SITE BETWEEN 1415 AND 1430 THIS
AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS...WITH
THE HEAVIER RAIN AND LIGHTNING LASTING UP TO AN HOUR. BEHIND THIS
LINE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH
THE EVENING...DIMINISHING BEFORE MIDNIGHT.


.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......IN GENERAL WINDS WILL BE DETERMINED BY OUTFLOWS
                    FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THEREFORE WIND
                    DIRECTION WILL BE VARIABLE. WIND SPEEDS WILL
                    RANGE FROM 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    HOWEVER AT TIMES WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 15-20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL AROUND 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. VARIABLE OUTFLOW
                    WINDS 5-12 MPH WITH A FEW STRONGER GUSTS WILL
                    STILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES UNTIL AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......150.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN63
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090726.MARBL.01/GJT