FNUS75 KGJT 101500
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
800 AM MST WED NOV 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WAS DROPPING INTO THE GREAT
BASIN THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA ON
THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION THURSDAY. POOLED COLD AIR THIS MO RING WILL TAKE SOME
TIME TO MIX OUT...BUT DISPERSION SHOULD IMPROVE TO GOOD THIS
AFTERNOON ONCE THAT HAPPENS.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11900-12000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT 1100 INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400-13400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4800-30400 KNOT-FT)...EXCEPT FAIR TO GOOD
                    IN SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101110.FREEZ.01/GJT