FNUS75 KGJT 071110
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
410 AM MST TUE FEB 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW WILL BE EXITING THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION FOR THE PLAINS
TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A TEMPORARY UPPER RIDGE TO BUILD IN WITH
WARMING TEMPERATURES ALOFT. THIS WILL LEAD A STRENGTHENING INVERSION
THAT WILL BE TOUGH TO BREAK ESPECIALLY WITH MORNING CLOUD COVER
SLOWING THE WARM UP TODAY. LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MIXED LAYER ALSO
WILL BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL THROUGH THE
DAY. LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY EVEN THOUGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM BY AROUND 3 DEGREES AT THE SURFACE.
LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MIXED LAYER STILL INDICATE POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL
CONDITIONS WITH STABLE CONDITIONS DOMINATING ALOFT. SURFACE WINDS LOOK
TO BE MAINLY INFLUENCED BY THE TERRAIN OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 39 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCULLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120207.FIREM.01/GJT