FNUS75 KGJT 111647
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
947 AM MST WED JAN 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTHEAST
DURING THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL BRING PATCHY CLOUD COVER AND
PERHAPS A FLURRY OR TWO. COLD ADVECTION WILL PROVIDE STEEP LAPSE
RATES AIDING MIXING TODAY. HOWEVER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
OVER THE REGION THURSDAY...PRODUCING LIGHT WINDS AND ALLOWING STRONG
INVERSIONS TO CAP MIXING.

.TODAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400-5700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500-23100 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......MORNING EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (29600 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...ROSS OXFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120111.EASTS.01/GJT