FNUS75 KGJT 190335
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPIN PILE RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
835 PM MST MON JAN 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS WILL DEPART THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION THIS AFTERNOON.  THE INCREASED MOISTURE AND SNOW SHOWERS RESULTS IN
EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). OCCASIONAL SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING. SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100119.CHAPI.01/GJT