FNUS75 KGJT 291517
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
917 AM MDT THU OCT 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ALONG THE COLORADO/NEW
MEXICO BORDER INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MOST OF TODAY...DIMINISHING LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS...DECREASING
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-28 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
                    WINDS DECREASING AFTER 1700.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900-17700 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.FREEZ.01/GJT