FNUS75 KGJT 300051
FWSGJT

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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING FAIR (45000 KNOT-FT) BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3200 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....6-11 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
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.....WEST 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (INCREASING TO 35000 KNOT-FT BY 1300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 3500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ASHCRAFT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101130.GRIME.01/GJT