FNUS75 KGJT 301543
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOAP CREEK...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
843 AM MST MON JAN 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRST IN SERIES OF PACIFIC OPEN WAVES WILL
APPROACH NW COLORADO TODAY AND PASS TONIGHT. FOR THE BURN SITE
EXPECT VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS TODAY WITH INCREASING WEST GRADIENT
WINDS THAT LIKELY WON'T MIX DOWN INTO THE BASIN BOTTOM BUT WILL
PROVIDE FOR GOOD SMOKE VENTILATION.

.TODAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/EAST 1-3 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN
                    VARIABLE TO WEST 0-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR AT 1130 INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT 1130 INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...ROSS OXFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120130.SOAPC.01/GJT