FNUS75 KGJT 191807
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDAY 2...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1207 PM MDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1128 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A
PACIFIC STORM MOVES ONSHORE AND INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN. THIS
STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN AFFECTING SOUTHWEST COLORADO TUESDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT LATE TUESDAY AS
AN ASSOCIATE COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AS THE LOW TRACKS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AND OVER
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH DECREASING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT DEHNISCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091019.SUNDA.01/GJT