FNUS75 KGJT 100214
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIBBLER PILES RX...GRAND JUNCTION BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
714 PM MST TUE NOV 9 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...AS ONE STORM EXITS TO THE EAST...ANOTHER WILL QUICKLY
MOVE IN BEHIND IT ARRIVING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL
BE SLOWER MOVING RESULTING IN UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY. MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR ENHANCED
MIXING ON WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH STRONGER INVERSIONS SET UP WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WHICH WILL BE SLOW TO ERODE...RESULTING IN LESS FAVORABLE
MIXING ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTH WINDS 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1300. EXCEPT EXCELLENT
                    IN AND NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    7000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.VETERANS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    NORTH WINDS 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 25000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1300. EXCEPT EXCELLENT IN
                    AND NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...SAM DEARSTYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101110.GIBBL.01/GJT