FNUS75 KGJT 271706
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUNNNISON LANDFILL...GUNNISON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1006 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW 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
STABILITY OVER THE UPPER GUNNISON BASIN WILL GRADUALLY ERODE TODAY
AS THIS STORM APPROACHES. THEN ON TUESDAY THE UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND
STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN EXCELLENT MIXING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). A FEW SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...
                    WITH STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 MPH...GUSTY AT TIMES.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GENERALLY POOR (15000 KNOT-FT)...BUT BETTER MIXING
                    NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON. BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN QUICKLY IMPROVING TO GOOD
                    AND INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 30 MPH...AND BY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 37 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SEAN MCCORMICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120227.GUNNN.01/GJT