FNUS75 KGJT 211514
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
814 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MST ON DECEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE TODAY.
TODAY THERE SHOULD BE VERY LITTLE MIXING OR WINDS SO CI WILL REMAIN LOW.
TOMORROW WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO UTAH
AND THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH UPLIFT AND PRECIPITATION TO IMPROVE THE CI
ABOVE 500.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30%) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER
                    1200 (60-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 300.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 150.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING NUMEROUS ABOUT NOON. FROM 1 TO 2
                    INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 600 BY NOON
                    (OVER 500 IN SNOWFALL).

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091221.MUSTA.01/GJT