FNUS75 KGJT 102259 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST NOTCH RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 359 PM MST TUE NOV 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1633 MST ON NOVEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STREAM ACROSS THE REGION...BUT THE LOWER LEVELS WILL REMAIN DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THURSDAY WILL BRING INCREASING AND LOWERING CLOUDS ALONG WITH STRONGER SURFACE WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH AFTER 1100... A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS 20-25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). A CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH AFTER 1100...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091111.FIRST.01/GJT