FNUS75 KGJT 201003
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
303 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONE PACIFIC WAVE PASSES THIS MORNING WITH DEEPER
MOISTURE TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. WEST WINDS ALOFT STAY
STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GOOD AFTERNOON DISPERSAL. SURFACE-BASED
INVERSIONS WILL BE WEAK TONIGHT AS A MUCH STRONGER WAVE APPROACHES
THE REGION ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL DEEPEN AHEAD OF THIS
DISTURBANCE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY MIDDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). FLURRIES POSSIBLE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR AT 1000 MST INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH DECREASING TO 12 MPH LATE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 24600 KNOT-FT).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RANDY CHAPPELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120120.FIREM.01/GJT