FNUS75 KGJT 140956
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALMA TAYLOR...ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
256 AM MST SUN NOV 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AND
AGAIN MONDAY. EMBEDDED UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED
TO PASS OVER THE REGION BOTH DAYS...ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE WINDS
ALOFT AND SOME INSTABILITY. THIS WILL HELP TO IMPROVE THE CLEARING
INDEX. MOISTURE WILL BE RATHER LIMITED BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
STILL EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 550 AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 BY 1700...AND
                    THEN BECOMING 250 BY MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......300 INCREASING TO 600 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101114.ALMAT.01/GJT