FNUS75 KGJT 271345 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAINING WOLF CREEK...ARCHULETA COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 745 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0717 MDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ABUNDANT MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION...WHILE A WEATHER DISTURBANCE RESIDES TO OUR WEST OVER CENTRAL UTAH. AS THIS DISTURBANCE CONTINUES ITS EASTWARD MOVEMENT TODAY IT WILL HELP TRIGGER AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SEARCH AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...EMERGENCY OPERATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110827.TRAIN.01/GJT