FNUS75 KGJT 131544
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKRIDGE...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
844 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE VERY STABLE
TODAY WITH THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE REMAINING INVERTED (TEMPERATURE
INCREASES WITH HEIGHT) BELOW ABOUT 12000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
ALSO TRANSPORT WINDS WITHIN THE INVERSION WILL GENERALLY BE
DOWNSLOPE AND LIGHT AS THE NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL NOT MIX
TO THE SURFACE. THEREFORE SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE AFTERNOON. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 5700 FT...29-34 F. AT 7000 FT...35-40 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX: 10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090113.BLACK.01/GJT