FNUS75 KGJT 220323
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
923 PM MDT SUN MAR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BREAKS DOWN THIS MORNING...WITH WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM WILL
MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
                    NEAR 20 MPH BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH
                    BY 2000.
CLEARING INDEX......LOWERING TO 200 BY 2000.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO 1000+ BY
                    1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER 1100.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100322.MONUM.01/GJT