Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
000 FNUS75 KGJT 272018 SMFGJT SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST FOR WESTERN COLORADO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 218 PM MDT MON OCT 27 2008 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN...IS KEEPING OUR SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS LIGHT. A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT AROUND 10,000 FT MSL WILL CAP ALL BUT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. TONIGHT MIXING HEIGHTS WILL COLLAPSE BEFORE SUNSET AND NOT BREAK UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ...THE SMOKE DATA IS CALCULATED FROM AN AVERAGE AT 6000 FEET MSL... COZ201-281200- ZONE 201...CRAIG FORECAST AREA- INCLUDING ...LOWER/CENTRAL/UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN... NORTHERN ROAN AND EAST TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS... WEST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...NORTHERN FLAT TOPS 142 PM MDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH. .TUESDAY... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH. = $$ COZ203-281200- ZONE 203...GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- INCLUDING ...SOUTHERN ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS...GRAND VALLEY... DEBEQUE/RIFLE/GLENWOOD SPRINGS AND VICINITY... CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN... BATTLEMENT MESA AND NORTHERN GRAND MESA... NORTHERN ELK MOUNTAINS...WEST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... SOUTHERN FLAT TOPS AND WHITE RIVER PLATEAU... NORTHERN UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU 142 PM MDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH. .TUESDAY... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH. = $$ COZ205-281200- ZONE 205...MONTROSE FORECAST AREA- INCLUDING ...SOUTHERN GRAND MESA... CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASINS... WEST SLOPES SAWATCH RANGE...SOUTHERN ELK AND WEST ELK MOUNTAINS... UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY...SOUTHERN UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU... NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY 142 PM MDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH. .TUESDAY... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH. = $$ COZ207-281200- ZONE 207...DURANGO FORECAST AREA- INCLUDING ...SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...FOUR CORNERS... ANIMAS RIVER BASIN...SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN 142 PM MDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH. .TUESDAY... SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 MPH. = $$ JOE RAMEY
