FNUS75 KGJT 100416 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR YODER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 916 PM MST WED DEC 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER ALL OF WESTERN COLORADO ON THURSDAY... BUT WEAKEN ON FRIDAY AS WARMER WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50%). 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 38 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 34 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25000 KNOT-FT). MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091210.YODER.01/GJT