FNUS75 KGJT 291359
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
659 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY WITH YET A THIRD SYSTEM DUE IN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP CONDITIONS UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS AND
SHOWERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5-10 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 10000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH INCREASING TO 24 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-24 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800...THEN DECREASING TO POOR
                    (LESS THAN 25000 KNOT-FT) BY 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...SAM DEARSTYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120229.FIREM.01/GJT