FNUS75 KGJT 051449
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIMES PILES...USFWS - BROWNS PARK NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
749 AM MST MON DEC 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER...STABLE...AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE
BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN
THE VALLEY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS INVERSIONS WILL BE HARD TO
DISLODGE COMPLETELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-16 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 MPH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8100-13750 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19 BELOW TO 14 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ASHCRAFT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111205.GRIME.01/GJT