FNUS75 KGJT 240241
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEE CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
741 PM MST TUE FEB 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN OVER THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING AS
ANOTHER STORM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. EXPECT A GRADUAL LOWERING
OF THE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING
AFTER 1400. THE TURBULENT MIXING NEAR SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN
IMPROVED SMOKE DISPERSAL AT TIMES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING
                    AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 0-4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 2-6 MPH BY 1300. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING FAIR (54000 KNOT) BY 1400.  EXCEPT
                    EXCELLENT DISPERSAL EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN METZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100224.MEECA.02/GJT