FNUS75 KGJT 090203
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROWN PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
703 PM MST TUE NOV 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WITH STRENGTHEN OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND
SOUTHWEST U.S. WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WILL
ALLOW STEEP SURFACE-BASED INVERSIONS TO FORM THAT WILL NOT BURN OFF
UNTIL ABOUT 11 AM. CONTINUED STABLE CONDITIONS AND WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS
IN THE AFTERNOON WILL KEEP SMOKE DISPERSAL POOR

TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 11 AM...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH BY ABOUT 1 PM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-29200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN NORTON-JENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111109.CROWN.01/GJT