FNUS75 KGJT 182345
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELLY ACHE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
445 PM MST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS ON THURSDAY BRINGING
SOME HIGH CLOUDS BUT NO HELP TO THE POOR MIXING PROFILE. SATURDAY...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL AGAIN LIMIT
VERTICAL MIXING AND PRODUCE POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 12500 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 2500 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 6000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 20000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091119.BELLY.01/GJT