FNUS75 KGJT 171528
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
828 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT. SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR
WITH MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BE OVERHEAD TODAY. SLOPE
WINDS TODAY SHOULD BE OVERPOWERED BY WINDS ALOFT. WEDNESDAY...HIGH
PRESSURE AND NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL DOMINATE. CONDITIONS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR
                    HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5 MPH AFTER 2000.
CLEARING INDEX......750 UNTIL 2000, THEN LOWERING TO LESS THAN 200.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......BELOW 200 UNTIL 11 AM THEN IMPROVING TO 900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090217.MONUM.01/GJT