FNUS75 KGJT 301045
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY CANYON PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
345 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON NOVEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER A COLD MORNING...THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN INVERTED AND COOL
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER THROUGH THE DAY. DUE TO THESE STABLE
CONDITIONS...THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL NOT REACH THE
SURFACE...THEREFORE SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN IN THE POOR
CATEGORY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-33 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS 0-5 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX: 23000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DESSERICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101130.RUBYC.01/GJT