FNUS75 KGJT 230318
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
918 PM MDT MON MAR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL STRETCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF COLORADO AND
UTAH TODAY (TUESDAY) AND GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
SHOULD PASS OVER THE SITE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. ONLY
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING 500+ ABOUT 1100. MAX NEAR 700
                    BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 1400
                    ...NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 200.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 750 BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.MONUM.01/GJT