FNUS75 KGJT 231149
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIBBLER PILES RX...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
449 AM MST TUE NOV 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE BURN SITE TONIGHT THROUGH NOON
   WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN IMPRESSIVE STORM ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL INCREASES OVERNIGHT
WITH A STRONG SNOW BURST EXPECTED WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND
SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE
MOUNTAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. COLD AIR CONTINUES TO POUR
OVER THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH INCREASING TO 23 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 37 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    55 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101123.GIBBL.01/GJT