FNUS75 KGJT 091659
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MOUNTAIN...MIFMU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
959 AM MST WED NOV 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER UTAH ON THURSDAY
KEEPING STABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND OUT OF THE WEST
TO NORTHWEST. THEREFORE SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL NOT CLIMB OUT OF THE
POOR CATEGORY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH DECREASING BY 1100
                    TO 0-4 MPH. AFTER 1400...BECOMING UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX:12900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCULLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111110.FIREM.01/GJT