FNUS75 KGJT 161132
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS ASHLEY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
432 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN DOMINATES THESE
PERIODS. TODAY...LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG WILL BURN OFF THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. STILL A SUBSIDENT INVERSION AT AROUND 10,000 FEET MSL
WILL LIMIT AFTERNOON VERTICAL MIXING. ONLY SUBTLE CHANGES ARE
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH INCREASED CHANCES
OF SHOWERS (AND BETTER MIXING) EXPECTED ON THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES
                    THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2-4 THIS MORNING...
                    THEN NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 300 BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN RISING TO 3000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED AFTERNOON SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 590 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT UNTIL 1000...THEN RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100216.MUSTA.01/GJT