FNUS75 KGJT 201538
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACK CREEK PILES...MANTI-LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
838 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...
RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS.  MODERATE MIXING AND WINDS ALOFT
THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE GOOD CLEARING.  THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH BECOMING 8-12 WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......450 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......200 DECREASING TO 100 LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......450 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...MICKEY SMITH-KAUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.PACKC.01/GJT