FNUS75 KGJT 021516 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GIBBLER PILES...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 816 AM MST MON NOV 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ***NOTE: JAKE...PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE ANYTIME YOU SUBMIT A SPOT FORECAST. WE ASK PEOPLE TO DO THIS TO ENSURE WE GOT THE SPOT. THX .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WITH CLEAR SKIES AND STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DOMINATED. SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BARELY REACH FAIR FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1130, THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR (40,000 KNOT-FT). MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL, INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL ABOUT 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO REQUESTED BY...JAKE DESSERICH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091102.GIBBL.01/GJT