FNUS75 KGJT 100249 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST NOTCH RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 749 PM MST MON NOV 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STREAM ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES THROUGH VETERANS DAY. THE LOW LEVELS REMAIN DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60F. MIN HUMIDITY........22-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. SOME SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 15 MPH FROM 1400 TO 1700. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-34 F. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT). TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .VETERANS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58 F. MIN HUMIDITY........26-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. SOME SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 15 MPH FROM 1400 TO 1700. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091110.FIRST.01/GJT