FNUS75 KGJT 080416
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DALLAS CREEK PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
916 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BURN SITE
UNTIL 6PM TODAY. STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE MOVED OVER AREA STARTING
EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE MOVING OVER REGION THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
6PM. ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL BE WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING
TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ANOTHER CONCERN WILL
BE DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
BECAUSE OF THE STRONG WINDS...SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE FAIR BY
MID- MORNING BECOMING EXCELLENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR BY 10AM INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT BY 1PM.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...STEVE MUELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.DALLA.01/GJT