FNUS75 KGJT 202034
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR USA PRO CHALLENGE STAGE 2...CSP IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
234 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1349 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AT THE
START OF RACE. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE IN THE MORNING...
WITH SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID-LATE
AUGUST. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN...BECOMING
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40% NEAR GUNNISON...
                    45-55% NEAR CRESTED BUTTE). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE NEAR CRESTED BUTTE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F NEAR MONTROSE.
                    79-82 F NEAR GUNNISON.
                    75-79 F NEAR CRESTED BUTTE.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19% NEAR MONTROSE.
                    18-23% NEAR GUNNISON.
                    21-26% NEAR CRESTED BUTTE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE. BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5-10 MPH AROUND 1200. A FEW GUSTS TO 15-18 MPH
                    POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DEPUTY ALEX BURCHETTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120820.USAPR.02/GJT