FNUS75 KGJT 272141
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE LAKE...ARCHULETA COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
341 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1500 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH DEEP MOISTURE IN-PLACE...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...PEA SIZED HAIL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ACTIVITY WILL
DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE DURING
THE LATE NIGHT PERIOD (MIDNIGHT-DAWN).

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-63 F. DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 40S TO NEAR
                    50 DURING SHOWERS.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH. AT TIMES
                    THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS WILL DOMINATE...
                    ESPECIALLY AS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INCREASES.
                    THESE OUTFLOWS WILL BE VARIABLE AT 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1700...THEN 5.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110727.GRANI.01/GJT