FNUS75 KGJT 031451
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
851 AM MDT THU NOV 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS BROUGHT CONSIDERABLE WARMING AND STABILIZATION
ALOFT...AT THE SAME TIME TRANSPORT WINDS HAVE DECREASED. THIS WILL
RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300-35100 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-4400 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-7800 KNOT-FT) MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...ARTHUR HAINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111103.INDEP.01/GJT