FNUS75 KGJT 271438
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
838 AM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS THE LAST
WEAK DISTURBANCE PASS IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. OTHERWISE CLOUDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS.
THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL SET UP QUICKLY BEFORE SUNSET
AND BECOME VERY STRONG. UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...TONIGHT
WILL BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF A COLD WEEK. THEN AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS
IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY FOR A DRY WARMING TREND.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 2-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...SHIFTING TO
                    NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...KYLE FRARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101027.FREEZ.01/GJT