FNUS75 KGJT 020242
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE OUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
742 PM MST SUN JAN 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL THIS NEXT WEEK AS
SUNNY SKIES WILL BE THE NORM AND HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB EACH
DAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE VERY LIGHT FROM THE SURFACE ALL THE WAY
TO 20,000 FEET AND ABOVE. AS EXPECTED...DAYTIME INVERSIONS WILL
SET UP WITH THE TOPS OF THESE INVERSIONS REACHING NEAR 10000
FEET. WITH SUCH LIGHT WINDS AND STRONG INVERSIONS...SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT LEAST. EXPECT WINDS
TO BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCULLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120102.FIREO.01/GJT