FNUS75 KGJT 121547
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DALLA MOUNTAIN PARK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
847 AM MST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD T THROUGH WEDNESDAY
IN PROTECTED VALLEYS KEEPING SMOKE DISPERSION POOR AND SURFACE
WINDS LIGHT. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THIS STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BUT THE LACK OF A
STRONG FRONT WILL PREVENT A COMPLETE OVERTURNING OF AIR IN
SHELTERED VALLEYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE TO UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-7200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%) UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-12 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2175 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERN
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10800-12400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING WEST 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...KENT GRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.DALLA.03/GJT