FNUS75 KGJT 081448
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LORRAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
748 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL COME TO AN END TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 MPH BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 46 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 34 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...ARTHUR HAINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.LORRA.01/GJT