FNUS75 KGJT 291635
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIBBLER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1035 AM MDT THU OCT 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST NORTHEAST...THEN 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 (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS...DECREASING
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5-10 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN IMPROVING TO GOOD IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN BECOMING
                    NORTH 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH BY 2000.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DESSERICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.GIBBL.01/GJT