FNUS75 KGJT 231653
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG MTN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1053 AM MDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRUSH NORTHWESTERN COLORADO THIS
AFTERNOON INCREASING THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WHICH WILL LEAD
TO BREEZY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX
SOMEWHAT SATURDAY RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY LOWER SURFACE WIND SPEEDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30% HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-18 MPH WITH A FEW AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-1100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO NEAR 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200-1600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH (MORNING) BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DALE BECKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120323.LONGM.01/GJT