FNUS75 KGJT 012138
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 134...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
238 PM MST WED DEC 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS
ON THURSDAY. A WEAK BUT VERY MOIST DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH
WYOMING ON FRIDAY BRINGING STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS...SHOWERS...
AND INCREASED MIXING. SHOWERS AND GOOD TO EXCELLENT MIXING WILL
LIKELY PERSIST INTO SATURDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX OF 1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 15000 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 5000 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX OF 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO GOOD IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT EXCELLENT IN SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...LANCE BROYLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101202.HIGHW.01/GJT