FNUS75 KGJT 152316
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG 2...UT-ASF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
516 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1651 MDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED...HIGH BASED SHOWERS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING
MAINLY TO THE WEST AND EAST OF THE FIRE. STRONGER OUTFLOW WINDS
MAY REACH THE FIRE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE SHOWERS DISSIPATE AND
COLLAPSE...RESULTING IN ERRATIC WIND DIRECTIONS. AFTER 2100...
CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH INVERSION
SETTING UP. THERMAL BELT SETS UP BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000 FEET...WHERE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE MORE LIMITED AND LOCAL EAST WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. INVERSION BREAKS BETWEEN 0900 AND 1000 SATURDAY...
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS EXPECTED AFTER
1400...MAINLY WEST OF THE FIRE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR
                    (0-10%). ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS WEST AND
                    EAST OF THE FIRE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F...BELOW 7500 FEET.
                    50-55 F...ABOVE 7500 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50% BELOW 7500 FEET.
                    40-45% ABOVE 7500 FEET.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 2200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLY UNTIL 2100
                    AS HIGH BASED SHOWERS DIMINISH.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100 BY 0100.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH BY 1030.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 900 BY 1200.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...IVAN ERSKINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120615.MUSTA.01/GJT