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Smoke Management Weather Forecast
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SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST FOR WESTERN COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
216 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN
COLORADO THROUGH MONDAY. SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS WILL COLLAPSE
MIXING HEIGHTS AND WILL BECOME MODERATELY STRONG OVERNIGHT. THE
INVERSIONS WILL BREAK MID-MORNING SUNDAY WITH SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT
WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL RANGE FROM 18000 TO 26000 FEET MSL PRODUCING EXCELLENT SMOKE
DISPERSAL.

...THE SMOKE DATA IS CALCULATED FROM AN AVERAGE AT 6000 FEET MSL...

COZ200-261200-
ZONE 200...LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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COZ201-261200-
ZONE 201...ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN...
WEST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...NORTHERN FLAT TOPS
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

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COZ202-261200-
ZONE 202...WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...LOWER AND CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN...
EAST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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COZ203-261200-
ZONE 203...GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...SOUTHERN ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS...GRAND VALLEY...
DEBEQUE/RIFLE/GLENWOOD SPRINGS AND VICINITY...
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN...
BATTLEMENT MESA AND NORTHERN GRAND MESA...
NORTHERN ELK MOUNTAINS...WEST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...
SOUTHERN FLAT TOPS AND WHITE RIVER PLATEAU...
NORTHERN UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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COZ290-261200-
ZONE 290...PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...PARADOX VALLEY
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 16500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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COZ291-261200-
ZONE 291...NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 16000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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COZ292-261200-
ZONE 292...NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASINS...
SOUTHERN GRAND MESA...SOUTHERN UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 20000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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COZ293-261200-
ZONE 293...GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...WEST SLOPES SAWATCH RANGE...
SOUTHERN ELK AND WEST ELK MOUNTAINS...UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 18500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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COZ207-261200-
ZONE 207...DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING ...SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...FOUR CORNERS...
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN...SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
210 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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