FNUS75 KGJT 081456
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD MONARCH...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
756 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 39 MPH BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 49 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 41 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.OLDMO.01/GJT