848 
FPUS75 KGJT 172010
NOWGJT

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
210 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2004

UTZ028-172100-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
210 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2004

.NOW...
THROUGH 300 PM...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE 
THROUGH NORTHEAST SAN JUAN AND SOUTHEAST GRAND COUNTIES. THE 
STRONGEST STORMS WILL EXTEND FROM THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS TO JUST EAST 
OF CASTLE VALLEY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 
45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED 
INCLUDE LA SAL AND LA SAL JUNCTION. MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGHWAYS 46 
AND 191 IN THIS AREA SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS 
CROSSWINDS.

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