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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGEWOOD PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1018 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF
YESTERDAY'S SYSTEM.  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE
BURN SITE BY AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR GOOD AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS.
DRY CONDITIONS AND CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR A QUICK
DROP IN TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING.  HOWEVER BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ALONG
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER FOR WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS
SPREADING BACK INTO THE AREA BY AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL BE STRONGER
ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN VERY GOOD DISPERSIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-26F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 12-24
                    MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL 2300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (52 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    UNTIL 1700...THEN SOUTH 6-14 MPH WITH
                    INTERMITTENT GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 2400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45 PERCENT) UNTIL 1100 THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...GOOD UNTIL 1100...BECOMING
                    VERY GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARK LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090127.RIDGE.01/PUB