FNUS75 KGJT 101225
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO FORK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
525 AM MST FRI DEC 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0525 MST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS
NORTHERN COLORADO. STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS WILL COMPENSATE FOR
LIMITED INSTABILITY AND VERTICAL LOFT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12900-16200 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100 THEN FAIR
                    INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT 1100 INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH AT 1100 INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-20 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR BECOMING POOR AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR(46500 KNOT-FT) BECOMING
                    VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    2500 FT AGL BY 1100 AND 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    28 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ARTHUR HAINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101210.BUFFA.01/GJT