FNUS75 KGJT 011526
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CNP EAST SIDE PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
826 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LATEST PACIFIC STORM HAS USHERED IN A SURGE OF
ARCTIC AIR. TROUGH ALOFT MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR
REASONABLE DEEP MIXING THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH
STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL BRING AT LEAST FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS...THOUGH COLDER TEMPERATURES...EXPECTED AGAIN
TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BETWEEN 1300 TO 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11800-30600 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8400-14100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (60100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...ROSS OXFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110201.CNPEA.01/GJT