FNUS75 KGJT 120405 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR PACK CREEK PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 905 PM MST THU FEB 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW WILL GENERATE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...MOSTLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-36 F. MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 600 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......50. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35 F. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 550 IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE REQUESTED BY...JAMES WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100212.PACKC.01/GJT