FNUS75 KGJT 061910
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVIL MNT SAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
110 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1238 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEP MOISTURE IS IN PLACE OVER THE SEARCH SITE.
STORMS ARE STARTING TO BUILD OVER THE HIGHER SAN JUANS TO THE
NORTH THIS EARLY AFTERNOON. THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES NORTHWEST TODAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES IN FROM THE EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SO
STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS SLOW STORM
MOTION WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON. UPSLOPE
WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC DUE TO THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
WINDS. MOST STORMS WILL END AT SUNSET BETWEEN 8-9 PM MDT. WINDS
WILL AGAIN BECOME TERRAIN DRIVE...DOWNSLOPE...OVERNIGHT. ON
TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVERHEAD AND MOISTURE IS
DIMINISHED. THEREFORE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE A
BIT LESS. STORM MOTION ON TUESDAY WILL BE TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 5
MPH.

.THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST BY MID
                    MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120806.DEVIL.01/GJT