FNUS75 KGJT 040632
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1132 PM MST WED FEB 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRUSH THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING
...BUT THE CHANCE OF MEASURABLE SNOW IS MINIMAL. HOWEVER THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL HELP MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL. IN THE
WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE OVERHEAD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THIS WILL ALLOW INVERSIONS TO REDEVELOP LIMITING MIXING AND
TRANSPORT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....ZERO-5 ABOVE F.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (18400 KNOT-FT)
                    AFTER 2000.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100204.GOLDB.01/GJT