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Spot Forecast for Mutual Aid...Vail Mountain Rescue
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1001 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MDT on September 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Active weather will be the norm during the latter
part of the morning. Showers and embedded thunderstorms will be
moving into the area in the next hour with a high likelihood by
noon. This activity has generated wind gusts in excess of 55 mph
at a number of locations along with brief heavy rain and dangerous
lightning. Thunderstorm activity will become more scattered around
the area this afternoon as dry air works in ahead of a cold front,
though winds will be picking up with the front`s approach.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Showers likely
                    and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    morning, then showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....70-75.
Surface winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 3 to 8 mph becoming
                    southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35
                    mph in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...Norv Larson
Requested by...Jeremy Follett
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2422570.1/GJT
.DELDT 09/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jfollett@vailmountainrescue.org