FNUS75 KGJT 140604
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1104 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE PUSHING INTO SOUTHERN
COLORADO BY SUNRISE AND MOVE EAST OF THE DIVIDE BY LATE
AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER
THE SAN JUANS TODAY WITH THE PRECIPITATION AND INSTABILITY HELPING
LIFT MIXING LEVELS. SOUTH WINDS EARLY WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS PUSHING 30 MPH. THIS HOWEVER
WILL HELP PUSH SMOKE DISPERSAL IN TO THE GOOD CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
x09x09    THROUGH 1100...THEN PERIODS OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN BE
x09x09    BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
x09x09    25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-10700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
x09x09    GOOD BY 1200. VERY GOOD DURING SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY 1300. LOWERING
x09            AFTER 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
x09x09    INCREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER 1500.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
x09x09    30 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 5
x09x09    TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER
x09x09    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (26100 KNOT-FT) AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40 MPH DECREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121214.GOLDB.01/GJT