FNUS75 KGJT 271617
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
917 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A STORM
SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN OVER THE NEARBY HIGH TERRAIN
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD INTO THE VALLEYS THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING. THE
UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY GOOD TO
EXCELLENT MIXING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). A FEW RAIN SHOWERS
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING...BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL AROUND 1000 THEN IMPROVING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH INCREASING TO 33 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SAM DEARSTYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120227.FIREM.01/GJT