FNUS75 KGJT 060235
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
735 PM MST FRI MAR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...WITH ANOTHER STORM
MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN...WARMER AIR
ALOFT WILL BRING DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY WITH
LIMITED MIXING. STABILITY DECREASES ON SUNDAY WITH BETTER MIXING AS
SHOWERS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 380 BY 1300.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000..THEN SOUTHEAST
                    WINDS 5-10 MPH BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......200 UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 700 BY 1300...
                    EXCEPT 1000+ NEAR SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100306.MUSTA.01/GJT