FNUS75 KGJT 061624
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGIA MESA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
924 AM MST WED JAN 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES THIS MORNING. TODAY THE AIR MASS REMAINS STABLE...INHIBITING
SMOKE DISPERSAL. THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL PASS TONIGHT
POSSIBLY SCOURING VALLEY INVERSIONS. BUT A STRONG SURFACE-BASED
INVERSION FORMS LATE TONIGHT AND WILL HOLD THROUGH SATURDAY. WEAK
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ON SUNDAY AND PERHAPS NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF BETTER SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). FLURRIES POSSIBLE.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 16500 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN METZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100106.GEORG.01/GJT