FNUS75 KGJT 201639 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 939 AM MST MON DEC 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON DECEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOIST AND WARM WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TODAY WITH THE ATMOSPHERE A LITTLE LESS STABLE THAN THE PREVIOUS DAYS. THERE MAY SOME LETUP OR STOPPAGE IN PRECIPITATION...BUT THOSE BREAKS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SHORT-LIVED. PRECIPITATION CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). OCCASIONAL SNOW. MAY BE MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F. MIN HUMIDITY........75-85%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (37000-39300 KNOT-FT)...BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON IF TEMPERATURES REACH AROUND 40 DEGREES. FAIR TO G00D DURING TIMES OF PRECIPITATION. TIMES OF PRECIPITATION. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101220.GOLDB.01/GJT