FNUS75 KGJT 231543
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
843 AM MST TUE NOV 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE STRENGTHENING THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
BURN SITE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    10-15 MPH BY 1200. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18500-30700 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL AT 1100 INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    INCREASING TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 60
                    MPH INCREASING TO 70 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 MPH INCREASING TO 46 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    65 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 50 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MIFMU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101123.WESTM.01/GJT