FNUS75 KGJT 111730 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN PARK RX...NES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1130 AM MDT MON MAR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 MDT ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST. MOIST AIR AND THE JET STREAM OVER WYOMING WILL BRING CLOUDS AND WIND TODAY...AND PERHAPS ISOLATED SHOWERS TONIGHT...WITH CLEARING ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) AND WINDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58 F. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 32 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32 F. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. CLEARING INDEX......1000+ UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO 200 OR LESS. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54 F. MIN HUMIDITY........29-35%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 750. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 MPH AT 1200...AND NORTHWEST 17 MPH BY 1500. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...STEVE RUTTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130311.BROWN.01/GJT