FNUS75 KGJT 162301
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DALLAS CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
401 PM MST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE SCRAPES NORTHERN COLORADO THURSDAY.
THIS LIFTS THE STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION OVER THE BURN SITE...BUT
NOT ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ANY SIGNIFICANT VERTICAL LIFT TO THE SMOKE
COLUMN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MID-HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 10,000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX OF 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...CODY RUSSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091217.DALLA.01/GJT