FNUS75 KGJT 060207 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT CANYON...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 707 PM MST THU FEB 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND A STRONGER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES SATURDAY. .TODAY(FRIDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46 F. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......1050. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH. .TONIGHT... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 250. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 8-13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING INDEX......900. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TROY LINDQUIST REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090206.MONUM.01/GJT