FNUS75 KGJT 021538
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
838 AM MST MON NOV 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING STABLE CONDITIONS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WILL PROVIDE GOOD SURFACE HEATING AND
SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH MIXING TO JUST BARELY GET INTO THE FAIR
SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY FOR A BRIEF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE
WIND WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN.

***PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AFTER YOU SUBMIT A SPOT FORECAST. WE ASK
 PEOPLE TO DO THIS JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE RECIEVED THE SPOT
 REQUEST. THANK YOU.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MP
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600-23000 KT-FT) UNTIL 1330...THEN FAIR (43400 KT-FT) UNTIL 1530.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 FT AGL AT 1200...THEN TO 5000 FT AGL BETWEEN 1330-1530.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 10 MPH BY 1

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8600-25600 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER 1900.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091102.FREEZ.01/GJT