FNUS75 KGJT 202232
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO SATURDAY AND SWEEP A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BURN AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
THIS WILL BARING COLDER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
 GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN
                   THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH AFTER 1200.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RANDY CHAPPELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120120.FIREM.02/GJT