FNUS75 KGJT 080351
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YODER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
851 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BURN SITE
UNTIL 6PM TODAY WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED...POSSIBLY
2 FEET OVER THE HIGHEST SOUTHERN FACING RIDGES. ENERGETIC SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH REGION TODAY AND AS IT DOES...WINDFLOW AND STRONG
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL LEND ITSELF TO PRODUCING LARGE AMOUNTS OF
SNOWFALL. STRONGEST UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL HAVE MOVED THROUGH
REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
SNOWFALL WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AND PERSIST THROUGH NOON TOMORROW
CAUSING LOW VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOWSHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.YODER.01/GJT