FNUS75 KGJT 081059
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUNNISON COUNTY LANDFILL...GUNNISON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
359 AM MST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING MOISTURE ALOFT TODAY WILL LEAD TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS
WHILE WARMING TEMPERATURES IN THE MID LEVELS KEEP SURFACE INVERSIONS
FAIRLY STRONG IN THE GUNNISON VALLEY. THE LIMITED MIXING CONDITIONS
AND LIGHT WINDS SHOULD LEAD TO POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS OVERALL
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER THERE WILL BE A BRIEF WINDOW OF FAIR
CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF THE NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM. COOLER AIR ARRIVING ALOFT WILL LEAD TO BETTER AFTERNOON
INSTABILITY AND INCREASED MIXING HEIGHTS AS TEMPERATURES PUSH INTO
THE MID 30S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AT AROUND 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL THROUGH LATE MORNING...INCREASING
                    NEAR 3000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH A FEW HOURS OF LOW END FAIR CONDITIONS
                    IN THE MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 5500 FT AGL BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...SEAN MCCORMICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.GUNNI.01/GJT