FNUS75 KGJT 011521
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIBBLER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
821 AM MST WED DEC 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON DECEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY
WHILE A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN STATES.
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW WILL PASS OVER THE
BURN SITE TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT
THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH STRONG WARMING ALOFT...RESULTING IN A STRONG
INVERSION AND POOR MIXING CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16000)...BECOMING EXCELLENT
                    IN AND NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM PRINGLE
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DESSERICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101201.GIBBL.01/GJT