FNUS75 KGJT 020354
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
854 PM MST WED DEC 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING DRY AND
STABLE CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. A WEAK...BUT VERY MOIST DISTURBANCE
PASSES THROUGH WYOMING ON FRIDAY BRINGING STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS
...MOUNTAIN SHOWERS...AND INCREASED IMPROVED MIXING CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING FAIR (56000 KNOT-FT) BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 2800 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH BY 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (30000 KNOT-FT) BY 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BY 1200. A FEW GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 34 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...MIFMU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101202.WESTM.01/GJT