FNUS75 KGJT 281230
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
530 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WINTER STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO
THIS MORNING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW
SHOWERS PERSIST. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION IS EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTER
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%) UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5 MPH BY 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5 MPH BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-1800 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR
                    INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 MPH
                    BY 1300.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...SAM DEARSTYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.FIREM.01/GJT