FNUS75 KGJT 182234
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDAY 2...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
434 PM MDT SUN OCT 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS SHIFTED EAST...AND
SOUTHWEST GRADIENT FLOW WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT THAT WILL KEEP THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WEAK.
SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TUESDAY AS A STRONG UPPER TROUGH
MOVES OVER THE REGION. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PASSES AROUND SUNSET.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 8-14 MPH.
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN FAIR. VERY GOOD
                    AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH ISOLATED SOUTHWEST
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EXCEPT FAIR IN OCCASIONAL MIXING GUSTS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (12400-40900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
                    TO GOOD (63500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO EAST 10 MPH LATE.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JAKE THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091018.SUNDA.01/GJT