FNUS75 KGJT 302241
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAMCOLO DAM PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
341 PM MST MON JAN 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRST IN SERIES OF PACIFIC OPEN WAVES WILL
PASS TONIGHT BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY.
HIGH CLOUD CEILINGS ON TUESDAY WILL ALSO LIMIT VERTICAL MIXING. THE
WEAK MIXED PROFILE WILL COLLAPSE QUICKLY AS THE BURN SITE GOES INTO
SHADOW IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 35,000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX OF 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 10,000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...SAM DUERKSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120131.YAMCO.01/GJT