FNUS75 KGJT 192146
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR USA PCC 2012 STAGE 1...CSP IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
346 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1510 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING OVER THE STAGE 1 ROUTE
STARTING MID-MORNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED.
FROM NOON ONWARDS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FIRE
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS ALONG THE
ROUTE. ANY STORMS AND SHOWERS THAT FORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOW
MOVERS SO HEAVY RAINFALL IS A CONCERN UNDER THE STRONGER STORMS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING MAY ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
PASSES...WITH THESE STORMS. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE UNDER
STRONGER STORMS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F IN VALLEYS.  60 TO 65 F IN MOUNTAINS.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36% IN VALLEYS.  20 TO 25% IN MOUNTAINS
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................5.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DEPUTY ALEX BURCHETTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120819.USAPC.01/GJT