FNUS75 KGJT 301533
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIMES PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
833 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIMES PILES...USFWS - BROWNS PARK NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
551 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 30.
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. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY HUGGING THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE NORTH AND WEST
OF THE SITE. STRONG WARMING ALOFT AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    1700 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....6-11 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 10000 KNOT-FT) BY 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (INCREASING TO 25000 KNOT-FT BY 1300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 2500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...JOHN ASHCRAFT
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U