FNUS75 KGJT 300250
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MESA PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
750 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1940 MST ON NOVEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
AN INCREASE IN PACIFIC MOISTURE TO SPREAD OVER...RESULTING IN MOSTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE SITE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). CLOUDS INCREASING DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR
                    15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING FAIR (50000 KNOT-FT) BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    2600 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-6 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH BY 1800.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101129.BLUEM.02/GJT