FNUS75 KGJT 211956
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDMOUNTAIN SAR...GARFIELD CO SEARCH AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
156 PM MDT WED AUG 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1336 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPING OVER MANY ELEVATED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF AVAILABLE
MOISTURE IS OVER SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO...AWAY FROM THE SAR
MISSION. THEREFORE...HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A FACTOR
THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING WILL
BE A THREAT AS ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE
EAST TOWARD THE SAR AREA THIS AFTERNOON. GREATEST THREAT OF GUSTY
WINDS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON IS BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 LT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF
                    AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.

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FORECASTER...JULIE MALINGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...BURNING MTN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130821.REDMO.01/GJT