FNUS75 KGJT 070229
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIBBLER PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
729 PM MST WED JAN 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION LAST
EVENING...VERY COLD AND STABLE CONDITIONS HAVE SETTLED IN. AS WARMER
AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER THE COLDER SURFACE AIR...EXPECT A CONTINUATION
OF STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS WHICH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BREAK THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 12000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2200 FT AGL BY 1800.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DESSERICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100107.GIBBL.01/GJT