FNUS75 KGJT 191704
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA COUNTY EXERCISE...EXERCISE TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1104 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1041 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...TEST...TEST...TEST MESA COUNTY EXERCISE SPOT...TEST...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE APPROACHING THE BURN SITE
AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM MDT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THESE STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY HAIL
LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE. THE MAIN CONCERN HOWEVER WILL BE THE
THREAT OF STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH THESE STORMS WHICH COULD
THREATEN RESPONDER SAFETY AS THE FIRE COULD QUICKLY BECOME
UNCONTROLLABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    SOME COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. BRIEF MODERATE TO
                    HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH. WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS COULD
                    BE STRONG AND ERRATIC WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING DOWNVALLEY BY MIDNIGHT.

...TEST...TEST...TEST SPOT FOR MESA COUNTY EXERCISE...TEST...

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...ANDY MARTSOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...TEST
.TAG 20120319.MESAC.01/GJT