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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
952 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY...

SNOW WILL BEGIN BY 1000...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FROM THE
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...DIMINISHING BY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
1 1/2 TO 2 FEET BY MIDDAY FRIDAY.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE DISTRICT TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO ALL OF
THE REGION.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH BLIZZARD WARNINGS OUT FOR ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS AND I-25 CORRIDOR.  GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 45 MPH WILL
CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE PLAINS.  TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2
FEET...WITH GENERALLY 8 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON THE PALMER DIVIDE...AND
SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. THE SYSTEM WILL PULL AWAY FROM COLORADO
BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1000...THEN SNOW.
                    AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-31F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST
                    14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN AROUND 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH UNTIL
                    EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0500...THEN FAIR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL
                    1200. SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR.

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FORECASTER...MAGNUSON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KITCHEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.HIGHW.01/PUB