FNUS75 KGJT 212029
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
129 PM MST FRI JAN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND BRING
SHOWERS WITH BETTER POTENTIAL ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST
AND NORTH. CLEARING INDEX SHOULD REACH JUST OVER THE 500 MARK
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES SOUTH
AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE OVERNIGHT AND BRINGS A MORE STABLE
AIRMASS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 550.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY...

CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 450 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110122.MONUM.01/GJT