FNUS75 KGJT 141346
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKRIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
646 AM MST WED JAN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE WESTERN U.S. THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND. LIGHT WINDS AND STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL PERSIST
UNDER THIS PATTERN...WITH LITTLE HOPE OF MIXING OUT THROUGH THE END
OF THIS WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL BY 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090114.BLACK.01/GJT