FNUS75 KGJT 091625
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YODER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
925 AM MST WED DEC 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0922 MST ON DECEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD MOIST UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE
FLOW WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE STRONG FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%)...WITH SOME PERIODS OF
                    PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR BY LATE THIS MORNING...THEN GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 37 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING
                    LATE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091209.YODER.01/GJT