FNUS75 KGJT 211546
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACK CREEK PILES...MANTI-LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
846 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN UTAH TODAY AHEAD OF
THE MAIN STORM WHICH ARRIVES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS THE WINDS STRENGTHEN ALOFT. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........82-87%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......400 INCREASING TO 850.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......700.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8-14 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......550 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...MICKEY SMITH-KAUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100121.PACKC.01/GJT