FNUS75 KGJT 220021
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIBBLER PILES RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
521 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED INSTABILITY...A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER THE REGION THIS MONDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING...
DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. MODERATE WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH
STEEP LAPSE RATES TO PRODUCE GOOD OR BETTER SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...
                    DECREASING BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD DURING MORNING SHOWERS...OTHERWISE
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DESSERICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101122.GIBBL.01/GJT