944
FNUS75 KGJT 241529
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEZEWALL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
829 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE TODAY WITH A STRONG INVERSION CAPPING
VERTICAL MIXING AT ABOUT 10,000 FT MSL. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN
DOMINATED AND VERY LIGHT BENEATH THAT LEVEL.
TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL
1030 AM, THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 21,000 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLY 5 MPH UNTIL 1030, THEN
BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 7 MPH. IT SMOKE PUNCHES
THROUGH THE INVERSION, TRANSPORT WINDS ABOVE
THE INVERSION WILL BE NORTHWEST ABOUT 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091124.FREEZ.01/GJT
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