FNUS75 KGJT 030507
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDSTONE PILES...USFS, WRNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1007 PM MST TUE MAR 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BURN AREA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL BE BRING ONLY SOME CLOUDS. IT SHOULD
HELP WITH SOME INSTABILITY FOR FAIR OR BETTER SMOKE DISPERSION
THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER STORM APPROACHES LATE THURSDAY. WARMING
ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL LIMIT LOFT AND SMOKE DISPERSION ON
THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 8-12
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12700-14700 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL BY 1200...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 MPH BY 140

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH BY 2000.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11900-22400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH BY 2000.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10700-22700 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY  5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 MPH AFTER 1

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...TODD KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100303.SANDS.01/GJT