FNUS75 KGJT 141448
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS ASHLEY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
748 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY LATER TODAY AND BRING
IN CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME WITH A CHANCE FOR SNOW AND
RAINSHOWERS OVER THE BURN SITE. CONDITIONS WILL BE UNSETTLED FOR
MOST OF THE DAY. NO APPRECIABLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED HOWEVER.
SMOKE DISPERSAL EXPECTED TO BE POOR BECOMING FAIR BY LATE MORNING
AS INVERSIONS HAVE RAPIDLY SET UP ONCE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF OUR
FORECAST AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING BECOMING FAIR EARLY AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 300 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 150 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.MUSTA.01/GJT