FNUS75 KGJT 261611
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERSHED PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
911 AM MST TUE JAN 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL GENERATE SOME LIGHT SNOW
UNTIL ABOUT NOON...WHEN IT SHOULD PASS OVER THE AREA. IN
GENERAL...SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN POOR AS LOW MIXING HEIGHTS
AND LIMITED TRANSPORT WINDS HINDER DISPERSION IN THE DRAINAGE...ALTHOUGH
SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD IMPROVE AT THE TOP ELEVATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN ISOLATED LIGHT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH AT 6100 FT. SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AT 8500 FT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22610 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH. ABOVE THE MESA RIM...INCREASING TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BOE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100126.WATER.01/GJT