FNUS75 KGJT 090245
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DALLAS SUBSTATION PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
745 PM MST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND
AND WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH
THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. MORNING SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE
SCATTERED IN NATURE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CLEARING CONDITIONS
ARRIVING TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
MORNING...BUT INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS WILL HELP TO ERODE THESE
INVERSIONS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...RESULTING IN IMPROVED MIXING BY
EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD...EXCEPT
                    EXCELLENT NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH BY 1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR (10000 KNOT-FT) BY 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 4500 FT
                    BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...RANDY CHAPPELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.DALLA.01/GJT