FNUS75 KGJT 221612
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MTN...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
912 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST ON NOVEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SECONDARY BUT FAIRLY WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DRIFT OVER THE
REGION TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY ENDING BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY.
GRADIENT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY AFTERNOON BUT PRECIPITATION
SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER TUESDAY NIGHT. STABILITY ALOFT TUESDAY
WILL INHIBIT SMOKE DISPERSAL BUT MODERATE WINDS WILL ENABLE THE
SMOKE DISPERSAL TO REACH INTO THE GOOD CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    FROM 20-25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    VERY GOOD BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%) EARLY WITH ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS...THEN PARTIAL CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7-12 MPH EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-8 MPH AFTER 1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...DECREASING TO POOR (19100-29200 KNOT-FT) BY
                    1800 AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%) MORNING....INCREASING CLOUDS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH 50-60% COVERAGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18900-30600 KNOT-FT) EARLY MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO GOOD BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 BY
                    AFTERNOON.
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TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101122.WESTM.01/GJT