FNUS75 KGJT 120002
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN GRIZZLY PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
307 PM MST TUE DEC 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSES TONIGHT SHIFTING THE
FLOW ALOFT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL ALSO BRING SOME
10 DEGREES OF WARMING AND PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS TO THE REGION.
MIXING WILL BE SOMEWHAT INHIBITED BUT SHOULD AT LEAST REACH THE
FAIR CATEGORY.

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900 BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    2-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...ROSS OXFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121212.GREEN.01/GJT