FNUS75 KGJT 060250
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK RIDGE HAND PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
750 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
AFFECT THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AHEAD OF THE LOW
PRESSURE...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY STARTING IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE BURN
SITE WITH GUSTS REACHING UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
WITH HEIGHT ALLOWING FOR EXCELLENT MIXING AND CLEARING INDICES
TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET BUT
SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED BY NOON WEDNESDAY AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS JUST
ABOUT OVER THE BURN SITE. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN
FROM THE SOUTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER 1PM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 1PM.
CLEARING INDEX......250 DECREASING TO 200 LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1050 AFTER 1PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 38 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......250.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 39 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......250 INCREASING TO 1050.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...ZACH GLOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120306.BLACK.01/GJT