FNUS75 KGJT 041702
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDSTONE SAR...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1102 AM MDT WED AUG 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1021 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SIT OVER WESTERN COLORADO TODAY.
THEREFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP...WITH THE
FIRST STORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING. ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. LOCALIZED SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-4 MPH) UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH. AT TIMES VARIABLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL DOMINATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT...
                    THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 0-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER AT TIMES VARIABLE
                    THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS MAY DOMINATE AT
                    8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN DEPUTY 65
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100804.REDST.01/GJT