FNUS75 KGJT 161356 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK RIDGE...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 756 AM MDT TUE MAR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND STABLE CONDITIONS IN THE LOWER LEVELS. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BACK TO THE WEST WEDNESDAY BUT REMAIN LIGHT AND MID LEVEL WARMING WILL INHIBIT SMOKE DISPERSAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (29400 KNOT-FT). MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F. WIND (20 FT)........MORNING SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR ( 27300 KNOT-FT). MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...NATHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100316.BLACK.01/GJT