FNUS75 KGJT 201219
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPITOL PEAK SAR...MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASPEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
619 AM MDT SAT JUL 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0625 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT A BREAK FROM ACTIVE MONSOONAL WEATHER AS DRIER
AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE SAR AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
NEXT 36 HOURS. PROBABLY ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE TO FUEL ONE OR
TWO STORMS OVER THE PEAKS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOWEVER. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS WHICH
DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
x09x09    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
x09x09    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
x09x09    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
x09x09    MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
x09x09    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
x09x09    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130720.CAPIT.01/GJT