FNUS75 KGJT 281619
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CARBONDALE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
918 AM MST MON JAN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER WESTERN COLORADO TODAY THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY. EXPECT COLDER CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL
TODAY. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY WITH 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES
OVERNIGHT. THE STORM WILL EXIT OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW DIMINISHING
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BECOME FAIR
THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING PRECIPITATION. WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THIS MORNING BECOMING FAIR BY 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT DECREASING TOWARD MORNING.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS  4 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2600 FT AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 12 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...MATT RINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130128.NORTH.01/GJT