FNUS75 KGJT 170556
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1056 PM MST TUE FEB 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER AREA TODAY AS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE NORTHWEST. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND LOWER TOWARDS LATE
AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF SNOWSHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATION...IF ANY...WILL BE LIGHT. CLEARING INDEX SHOULD INCREASE
SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON BUT BETTER MIXING EXPECTED THURSDAY AS A
STRONGER WAVE MOVES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 500 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1000 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.MUSTA.01/GJT