FNUS75 KGJT 161416 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON TERRACE PILES...STATE OF UTAH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 816 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 MDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY LEADING TO STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......200 THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 1050 BY 1300. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F. MAX HUMIDITY........40-50%. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... DECREASING SOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 450 AFTER 2400. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...BEN HUNTSMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.CANYO.01/GJT