FNUS75 KGJT 200907 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD MONARCH...USFS GUNNISON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1125 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2200 MST ON DECEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH HEAVIER MORE INTENSE SHOWERS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BECOME GOOD BY LATE MORNING AND VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY NEAR AND IN SHOWERS. GENERALLY DISPERSION BECOMES POOR DURING THE EVENING ALTHOUGH IN A SHOWER A GOOD IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING. WINDS ALOFT REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EARLY BECOMING GOOD BY LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40 TO 46 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR EARLY EVENING BECOMING POOR BY MID EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...AS REQUESTED BY...J CHONKA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101219.OLDMO.01/GJT