FNUS75 KGJT 231622
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
922 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN A BIT UNSTABLE TODAY, BUT WILL BECOME VERY STABLE AFTER ABOUT
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON (AS SOON AS THE SITE GOES INTO SHADOW). NORTH
AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL DOMINATE TODAY, THEN GO TO STRAIGHT
SLOPE AND VALLEY BREEZES THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4-7 MPH DECREASING TO 3-5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20,000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1030, THEN FAIR.
                    BECOMING GOOD FROM 1300 TO 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10500 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091123.FREEZ.01/GJT