FNUS75 KGJT 261341
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND MOUNTAIN PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
741 AM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST AND UNSTABLE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP
SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. TRAPPED COLDER AIR
IN THE VALLEY WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO MIX TODAY...BUT BY AFTERNOON
SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE FAIR OR BETTER.

NOTE: IF THIS IS A MULTIPLE DAY PROJECT...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SITE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11700 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    FAIR...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    7500 FT AGL. HIGHER IN SNOW SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 20 MPH AT 1200 INCREASING
                    33 MPH THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BRINGUEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101026.SANDM.01/GJT