FNUS75 KGJT 121546 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT PILES...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 846 AM MST THU NOV 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FIRST PORTION OF A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OVER THE REGION FRIDAY WITH THE SECONDARY PORTION OF THE STORM PASSING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F. MIN HUMIDITY........30-43%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 700. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-17 MPH...AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH INCREASING TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...COLT PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091113.MONUM.01/GJT