FNUS75 KGJT 121526
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALMA TAYLOR...ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
826 AM MST FRI NOV 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON NOVEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE...A STRONG SURFACE INVERSION...AND A STRONG SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION ALOFT WILL GREATLY LIMIT VERTICAL MIXING TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SATURDAY...A WEAK TROUGH ALOFT WILL PASS EAST OF THE SITE CAUSING
NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TO INCREASE. VERTICAL MIXING WILL INCREASE IN
THE AFTERNOON PROVIDING A BRIEF PERIOD OF 500+ CLEARING INDEX.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......MAX 300 AROUND 1500.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100 BY 2100.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL NOON THEN UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 450 ABOUT NOON.  BETWEEN 1300 AND 1500
                    INCREASING TO 550.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101112.ALMAT.01/GJT