FNUS75 KGJT 242245
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRA LAKES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
345 PM MST MON JAN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION FROM 11,000 TO 13,000
FEET MSL...IS IN PLACE ON TUESDAY. IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...THE
LAST IN A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE MIXING OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THEN DRY AND STABLE
CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 20,000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EXCEPT EXCELLENT IN SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EXCEPT HIGHER IN SNOW SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 20,000 KNOT-FT) EXCEPT EXCELLENT IN
                    MORNING SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110125.ELECT.01/GJT