FNUS75 KGJT 281436
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
836 AM MDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION TODAY.
THIS IS PULLING VERY WARM AND DRY AIR ALOFT OVER THE REGION. IN
FACT THIS MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE NEARLY ISOTHERMAL BETWEEN THE
SURFACE AND 12,000 FEET MSL. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL PRODUCE LITTLE
VERTICAL MIXING FOR POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. SURFACE WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES INCREASE ON FRIDAY BUT VERTICAL MIXING REMAINS
RESTRICTED.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...KYLE FRARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.FREEZ.01/GJT