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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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FNUS75 KGJT 050426
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR PARK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
926 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
BURN SITE TODAY WITH NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THE MAIN CONCERN
WILL BE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WITH ANY WINDS...WIND
CHILLS WILL MAKE IT FEEL MUCH COLDER. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE
EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO GOOD WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS.
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
TOMORROW BEING ANOTHER COLD DAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE A LITTLE
LESS ON FRIDAY CAUSING SMOKE DISPERSAL TO REACH GOOD CRITERIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....6-11 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 1PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16 BELOW-11 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....4-9 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...THEO ENGEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20131205.TAYLO.01/GJT