FNUS75 KGJT 302126
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW INCIDENT...BASALT FIRE DEPT.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
326 PM MDT SUN OCT 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...JUST ENOUGH DAYTIME HEATING HAS ALLOWED SMOKE
DISPERSAL TO CLIMB INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER
ONCE MAX HEATING IS OVER...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL QUICKLY BEGIN TO
FALL WITH POOR SMOKE BEFORE SUNSET.

.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 0-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...BECOMING POOR BEFORE 1800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL STARTING TO LOWER AFTER 1700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTINE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111030.MOUNT.01/GJT