FNUS75 KGJT 190952
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG RIDGE PILES...USFS ASHLEY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
352 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE
UNSTABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT, AND SNOW SHOWERS. SATURDAY...A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION ALOFT
WILL DEVELOP AND CAP VERTICAL MIXING AT ABOUT 13,000 FEET ABOVE SEA
LEVEL. BELOW THAT INVERSION, CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY
UNSTABLE WITH LESS WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS, WITH
                    1-3 INCHES ACCUMULATING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH, GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT
                    -TIMES, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12-20 MPH
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......250 UNTIL 0930, THEN 500+, STEADILY INCREASING
                    TO 1050 BY AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 UNTIL 1100, THEN 500+. INCREASING TO 750
                    ABOUT 1500.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100319.MUSTA.01/GJT