FNUS75 KGJT 180333
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGIA MESA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
933 PM MDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESS SHIFTS EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AS ANOTHER STORM
DIGS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDINESS
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CLOUDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND LOWER
THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE BURN SITE FRIDAY MORNING...
WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 5000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 16 MPH BY 1300.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.GEORG.01/GJT