FNUS75 KGJT 230745
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PITKIN RECOVERY...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1245 AM MST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0027 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TUESDAY...EXCEPT
SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER HIGH EXPOSED TERRAIN WILL BE LIGHTER AND
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS IN
THE DRAINAGE DEFINED BY THE GIVEN LAT/LONG WILL BE TERRAIN
DOMINATED. BUT HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN WILL HAVE GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH FLURRIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....8-14 F IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 28-33 F
                    IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-85% IN THE MORNING...LOWERING TO 40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    UPSLOPE/NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
10,000 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN SHERIFF S OFFICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110223.PITKI.01/GJT