FNUS75 KGJT 301516 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 816 AM MST WED DEC 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE...WHERE 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1100...BUT INCREASING TO VERY GOOD DURING SHOWERS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR BY 1700...BUT GOOD DURING SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091230.GOLDB.01/GJT