FNUS75 KGJT 010300
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SNAKE PILE BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
900 PM MDT SUN OCT 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND STABLE PATTERN WILL SET UP EARLY ON MONDAY THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN
PART OF THE NATION. WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL EFFECTIVELY CAP
DAYTIME MIXING. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL ON MONDAY AND
AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 12500 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL NOON...
                    THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BRINGUEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101101.LITTL.01/GJT