FNUS75 KGJT 060245
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACK CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
745 PM MST FRI MAR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 REGION. STABILITY
DECREASES ON SUNDAY WITH BETTER MIXING AS SHOWERS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT
THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 500 BY 1400.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 50 BY 2000.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 700 BY 1200...EXCEPT 1000+ NEAR
                    SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT GUTIERREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100306.PACKC.02/GJT