FNUS75 KGJT 061911
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDSTONE SAR...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
111 PM MDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1241 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SINCE THE AIR MASS REMAINS VERY
MOIST...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
ALSO SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH BY AROUND
MIDNIGHT. THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL KEEP DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
MILD...BUT NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM DUE TO THE
MOIST ATMOSPHERE.


**FORECAST PARAMETERS FOR 10000 FEET IN ELEVATION**

.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-62 F.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. AT TIMES VARIABLE
                    THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS MAY DOMINATE WITH
                    SPEEDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%) BY MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS...DECREASING IN COVERAGE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52 F.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS
                    EXPECTED POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN DEPUTY 75
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100806.REDST.01/GJT