FNUS75 KGJT 141617
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YODER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
917 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWEST
GRADIENT WINDS WILL PRODUCE GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY. THE
SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL SET UP BEFORE SUNSET, THAT WILL
PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. GRADIENT WINDS WILL AGAIN PRODUCE
GOOD MIXING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD AT 1100 INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT 1100...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER 1700 (SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 1-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18900-31200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. BECOMING GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT 1100...INCREASING TO 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.YODER.01/GJT