FNUS75 KGJT 081531
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
831 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 MST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER COLORADO THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE
MOVING EAST. SNOW THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON
AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN AND KEEPS THE ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....10-15 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 RISING TO 500 BY 1200...THEN 650. 1000+ IN SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...INCREASING TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....14 BELOW TO 9 BELOW F.
CLEARING INDEX......150.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH DECREASING TO 7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 500 BY 1200...THEN TO 780.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.MUSTA.01/GJT