FNUS75 KGJT 061553
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
853 AM MST MON DEC 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG INVERSIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
OVER THE GREAT BASIN USHERS IN WARMER AIR ALOFT. THIS INVERSION
WILL NOT BREAK TODAY...BUT WILL WEAKEN NEAR SHOWERS. COLDER AIR
ARRIVES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND WILL IMPROVE MIXING CONDITIONS
AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MODERATELY UNSTABLE.  HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES BACK IN BY WEDNESDAY WITH STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS
RETURNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH NEAR SHOWERS.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 360 BY 1300. EXCEPTION...
                    1000+ IN AND NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 680 BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 4700 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101206.MONUM.01/GJT