FNUS75 KGJT 040405
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
905 PM MST WED FEB 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRUSH THE PILE SITE EARLY IN THE MORNING
...THOUGH SNOW CHANCES ARE MINIMAL. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
WILL BE OVERHEAD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL REINFORCE
INVERSIONS LIMITING MIXING AND TRANSPORT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5MPH...BECOMING WEST BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (38900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 12 MPH BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN METZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100204.BLACK.01/GJT