FNUS75 KGJT 180404
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACK CREEK UNIT 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1004 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OVER WESTERN
COLORADO TODAY. EXPECT THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON
WITH NEAR RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TUESDAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AS HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 MPH BY 1100.
CLEARING INDEX......BELOW 500 UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 800 BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH BY 2100. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH DURING THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 250 BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH BY 1100. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......BELOW 500 UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 1050 BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE MEYERS
REQUESTED BY...KAREN FEARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.PACKC.01/GJT