FNUS75 KGJT 261514
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROWN PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
914 AM MDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING
TO THE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE REGION BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AS A
RESULT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SEARCH SITE THROUGH EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES EXPECTED. SNOW
WILL DECREASE TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW ...DECREASING
                    TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8-13 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY STARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.CROWN.01/GJT