FNUS75 KGJT 110414 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 914 PM MST WED FEB 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 MST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. EMBEDDED SHORT WAVES IN THE FLOW WILL TRIGGER A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. A SLIGHTLY STRONGER SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-32 F. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200... NORTHWEST WIND 4-8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED FLURRIES. MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-7 F. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81%. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) AFTER 2100. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THE NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) IN THE MORNING. BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEPHENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100210.GOLDB.01/GJT