FNUS75 KGJT 090554
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1054 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING MUCH
WARMER AIR ALOFT INTO THE REGION...RESULTING IN STRONG VALLEY
INVERSIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE PERIODS OF PASSING
HIGH CLOUDS AS A FEW WEAK DISTURBANCES PASS THROUGH THE REGION. A
SLIGHTLY STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE BURN
SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (INCREASING TO 37000 KNOT-FT) BY 1330.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL BY 1330.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (INCREASING TO 21000 KNOT-FT) BY 1330.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL BY 1330.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCULLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120109.FIREM.01/GJT