FNUS75 KGJT 161000
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
300 AM MST THU DEC 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE TODAY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AT
THE BURN SITE. INSTABILITY IS LIMITED AND NORTHWEST TRANSPORT
WINDS ARE LIGHT...BUT PRECIPITATION BRINGS GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL. A
MOIST EAST FLOW LATE TONIGHT BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
TO THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...EXCEPT GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN SHOWERS BY
                    DEFINITION.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....3-8 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...EXCEPT GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101216.GOLDB.01/GJT