FNUS75 KGJT 142154
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRI STATE PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
254 PM MST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWEST
GRADIENT WINDS WILL PRODUCE GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY. THE
SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL SET UP BEFORE SUNSET, THAT WILL
PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN COLLAPSING TO
                    1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE MUELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.TRIST.01/GJT