FNUS75 KGJT 110450
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS ASHLEY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
950 PM MST WED FEB 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  WEAK WEATHER
DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BUT WILL ONLY GENERATE A FEW
FLURRIES OVER THE UINTAS.  GOOGLE EARTH IS AVAILABLE TO US.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......50 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 250 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 1000 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING...INCREASING TO 250 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100211.MUSTA.02/GJT