FNUS75 KGJT 061038
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YOUTH CAMP 7   8 PILES...SUA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
338 AM MST TUE DEC 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE HAVE
DROPPED ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT THAT WILL BRING WARMING TEMPERATURES
TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BUT LEAVE THE VALLEYS TRAPPED IN
INVERSIONS...COLD TEMPERATURES...AND POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW STRATUS ERODING THROUGH THE MORNING WITH
                    SUNNY SKIES BEFORE NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 3-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 25000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 16000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...FUELS SPECIALIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111206.YOUTH.01/GJT