FNUS75 KGJT 071418
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDSTONE SEARTH...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
818 AM MDT SAT AUG 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0719 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A GOOD SURGE OF MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN THE PERSISTENT
MONSOONAL FLOW WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. AS A RESULT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. BY LATE TONIGHT...THE RAIN SHOWERS WILL
BECOME MORE STRATIFORM WITH LESS THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE.

**PLEASE CALL AND NOTIFY THE GJT NWS WHEN SUBMITTING A SPOT REQUEST**

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) BY MID MORNING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
                    BY LATE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL
                    POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 8000 FT: 70-75 F. AT 10000 FT: 62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND (20 FT)........GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-4 MPH) THIS
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER AT TIMES VARIABLE
                    OUTFLOW WINDS 8-15 MPH MAY DOMINATE. GUSTS UP
                    TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE...MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AT TIMES VARIABLE
                    OUTFLOW WINDS 8-15 MPH MAY DOMINATE. GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN DEPUTY 75
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100807.REDST.01/GJT