FNUS75 KGJT 130526
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIGIWON PILES...USFS, WRNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1026 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON DECEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL AID VERTICAL MIXING
BUT WINDS ALOFT ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT...HELPING TO OFF SETT THE
INSTABILITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12400-15300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200-12200 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19000-39800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...TODD KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111213.TIGIW.01/GJT