FNUS75 KGJT 202249
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
449 PM MDT SAT MAR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY (SUNDAY)...THEN SHIFT
EAST INTO THE PLAINS ON MONDAY AS ANOTHER STORM APPROACHES THE GREAT
BASIN. EXPECT DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...WITH INCREASING
HIGH CLOUDS ON MONDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH BY 1200.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 1030...THEN INCREASING TO 400 BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2-6 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 BY 2100.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 4-8 MPH BY
                    1200. LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH POSSIBLE BETWEEN
                    1300 AND 1800.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 700 BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100321.MONUM.01/GJT