FNUS75 KGJT 252102
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPA PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
302 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSTABLE AIR AND MODERATE TO STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL PROMOTE SMOKE DISPERSION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A STABLE LAYER
WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING ABOVE ABOUT 16,000 FEET MSL TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-36 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800-30800 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR
 BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT 1200...INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
                    SMOKE MAY BE SHEARED HORIZONTALLY BEFORE MAXIMUM
                    MIXING HEIGHT IS REACHED.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 11 MPH AT 1200 BECOMING TO WEST
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...FRANK RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101026.WAPAP.01/GJT