FNUS75 KGJT 191633
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND MTN --HAHNS PK LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
933 AM MST MON NOV 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LAST IN A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES PASSES
OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
INSTABILITY THROUGH NOON THEN EXPECT DIMINISHING CLOUDS.
EXPECT A DRY AND MILD WEEK WITH DAYTIME BREEZES. A DRY COOL
FRONT PASSES ON THANKSGIVING. BUT THE NEXT CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL BE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SNOW FLURRIES THIS
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 2-7 MPH AFTER
                    1700.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN BECOMING POOR BY SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...ERICK STAHLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121119.SANDM.01/GJT