FNUS75 KGJT 281001
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON CREEK...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
301 AM MST WED JAN 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO
THE FLATTOPS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. I CHOSE POOR DISPERSAL THIS MORNING. BUT IF SHOWERS
ARE OCCURRING...IT IS BY DEFINITION AT LEAST IN THE FAIR CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR (44000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JOEL HENDRICKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090128.CANYO.01/GJT