FNUS75 KGJT 071409 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKRIDGE...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 709 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED WARMING ALOFT AND A STABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE BURN AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 3000 FT AGL BY 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TROY LINDQUIST REQUESTED BY...JAKE DESSERICH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090107.BLACK.02/GJT