FNUS75 KPUB 101356 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR MFC PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 756 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FAST MOVING BAND OF SNOW HAS ALREADY MOVED EAST OF THE BURN AREA. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN TELLER COUNTIES MAY AFFECT THE BURN SITE THOUGH 9 OR 10 AM LOCAL TIME. OTHERWISE...THE PRECIPITATION IS PRETTY MUCH OVER...WITH DECREASING CLOUDS EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME BRISK FROM THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 OR 25 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50 PERCENT) WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN RAISING TO 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 35 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN AROUND 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...WALROD REQUESTED BY...PIKE HOTSHOTS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090310.MFCPI.01/PUB