FNUS75 KGJT 132021
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEERLODGE PILE BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
221 PM MDT WED MAR 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER UTAH WILL LIMIT
MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS ON THURSDAY. A SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION OBSERVED ON THE MORNING BALLOON RELEASES AT GRAND
JUNCTION AND RIVERTON EXISTS BETWEEN 6000-7200 FEET MSL. THIS
INVERSION WILL STRENGTHEN SOMEWHAT ON THURSDAY. THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE FLATTENS FRIDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND BETTER
MIXING OVER THE WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF MOSTLY THIN HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 25000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO A MAX OF 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN WIEDOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130314.DEERL.01/GJT