FNUS75 KGJT 161444
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAGESTOP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
744 AM MST MON NOV 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING OVER COLORADO TODAY. VERTICAL
MIXING WILL BE POOR AS THE AIR MASS IS VERY STABLE. ALONG MOUNTAIN
TOPS AND NEAR EXPOSED RIDGES WILL BE FROM THE NORTH. THESE
NORTHERLY WINDS DECREASE AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS INTO COLORADO.

.TODAY...
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (30000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...ARTHUR HAINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091116.STAGE.01/GJT