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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODLAND PARK PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1000 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.....21-25F.
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 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...FAIR UNTIL 1300...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.....8-13F.
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.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH.  GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 21 MPH UNTIL 0600...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 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.WOODL.01/PUB