FNUS75 KGJT 211341
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND MTN PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
741 AM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STABILITY WILL INCREASE THROUGH TODAY AS WARMER AIR
ALOFT MOVES OVER THE REGION. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRESSURE
STRENGTHENING OVER WESTERN COLORADO. DUE TO THE STABLE CONDITIONS
AND A LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW...SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN IN THE
POOR CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%) THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASING
                    CLOUDS (30-40% BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 35000 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.SANDM.01/GJT