FNUS75 KGJT 242241
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST LAKES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
341 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. ASSOCIATED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE LIMITED TO THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN DRY AND
STABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 24900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-4500 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 18700 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 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.FORES.01/GJT