FNUS75 KGJT 051503
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAGON COMPRESSOR...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
803 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT WAS ALONG THE WEST COAST
YESTERDAY IS BUILDING OVERHEAD THIS EVENING. THIS WEAKENS THE WIND
ALOFT AND STRENGTHENS THE STABILITY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES ON
WEDNESDAY THAT BRINGS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE HIGH
COUNTRY AND SWITCHES THE BURN SITE WINDS TO NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. THOUGH MIXING REMAINS FIRMLY IN THE POOR CATEGORY...
AFTERNOON EYE-LEVEL WINDS MAY REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL 4MPH
THRESHOLD. LIGHT WINDS AND POOR MIXING CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. A
PACIFIC STORM THIS WEEKEND PROMISES GOOD OR EXCELLENT MIXING
PERHAPS INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH THIN HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 1-4 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 9000 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 0-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 10000 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT NILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130205.DRAGO.01/GJT