FNUS75 KGJT 021541
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
841 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING. JUST
A FEW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE. COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY IN THE COLD NORTH FLOW...THEREFORE HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER THAN TUESDAY'S.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-20.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 MPH...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...KYLE FRARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091202.FREEZ.01/GJT