FNUS75 KGJT 070001 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR ALMA TAYLOR PILE BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 601 PM MDT SAT NOV 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON NOVEMBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE REGION SUNDAY...HOWEVER IT WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS ALOFT AND GREATER INSTABILITY. THIS WILL GREATLY AID THE CLEARING INDEX. A STRONGER AND COLDER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE FROM THE WEST MONDAY AND BEGIN TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BY 1300. CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1300. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1100. $$ FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101107.ALMAT.01/GJT