FNUS75 KGJT 161529 AAA
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRI STATE PILES...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
829 AM MST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER
THE BURN SITE TODAY. THIS WILL BRING A BLANKET OF HIGH CLOUDS OVER
THE REGION WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION
IS CENTERED AT 11,000 FEET MSL THAT WILL KEEP YOUR WINDS LIGHT AND
TEMPERATURES MILD.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 1-4 MPH WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (INCREASING TO NEAR 35000 KNOT-FT BY 1300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2700 FEET BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.


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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...CODY RUSSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.TRIST.05/GJT