FNUS75 KGJT 201520
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKRIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
820 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL BE EXITING THE
REGION LATER TODAY RESULTING IN SHOWERS DECREASING. MODERATE MIXING
AND WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS
AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10-14 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THIS MORNING. BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1100 AND
                    THEN GOOD BETWEEN 1300 AND 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL. 3100 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1400 AND 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 19 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 23 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN METZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.BLACK.01/GJT