FNUS75 KGJT 140500
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1000 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED OROGRAPHIC SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING, THEN DRIER AIR WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE. A SHALLOW SURFACE INVERSION WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING, BUT ONCE THIS BURNS OFF VERTICAL
MIXING WILL INCREASE. DISPERSAL WILL BECOME VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE
SITE GOES INTO SHADE AROUND SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY
                    OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN THE MORNING. DECREASING
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20,000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR.
                    INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN INCREASING TO 4400
                    FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. INCREASING TO WEST 20 MPH
                    BY 1400.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER DARK DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AFTER DARK...POOR (12000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.GOLDB.01/GJT