FNUS75 KGJT 190614
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACK CREEK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1114 PM MST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE WESTERLIES WILL BRING SHOWERS TO AREAS
MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE TODAY. DESPITE INCREASED
CLOUDS AND DEVELOPING SHOWERS THERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT MIXING
FOR ACCEPTABLE CLEARING TODAY. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL IMPACT
THE AREA SATURDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND FAVORABLE
CLEARING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 500 BY 1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 750 BY NOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.PACKC.01/GJT