FNUS75 KGJT 301319
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRANSFER STATION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
719 AM MDT TUE OCT 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION BETWEEN 13,000-15,000 FEET
WILL PUT A LID ON VERTICAL MIXING. THIS MORNING'S ANALYSIS
INDICATES THAT MIXING WILL MOST LIKELY REACH THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR
A BRIEF PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON...PERHAPS FOR A MATTER OF MINUTES
RATHER THAN HOURS. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AMPLIFIES OVER THE
REGION ON WEDNESDAY FOR POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 32000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.TRANS.01/GJT