FNUS75 KGJT 091336
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND MOUNTAIN PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
636 AM MST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING OCCASIONAL SNOW TODAY FOR GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL.
THE SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM DEPARTS THE AREA.
THE REGION WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1300.  THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING IN THE MORNING...RISING TO
                    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BRINGUEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.SANDM.01/GJT