FNUS75 KGJT 040355
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACK CREEK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
855 PM MST WED FEB 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRUSH THE PILE SITE EARLY IN THE MORNING
...THOUGH SNOW CHANCES ARE MINIMAL. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
WILL BE OVERHEAD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL REINFORCE
INVERSIONS LIMITING MIXING AND TRANSPORT WINDS.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER
                    HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE EAST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......50.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 200 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER MCLEAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100204.PACKC.01/GJT