FNUS75 KGJT 111606
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE MT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
906 AM MST TUE DEC 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INSTABILITY WEAKENS TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.
LINGERING MOISTURE YIELDS SOME FLURRIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT
DRIER AIR ARRIVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  SMOKE DISPERSAL IS FAIR TODAY
DUE TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE REGION AND SOME INSTABILITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SNOW FLURRIES THROUGH
                    1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-30 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-20000 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...SAM DEARSTYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121211.FIREM.01/GJT