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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINTED ROCKS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
337 PM MDT THU APR 16 2009

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

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

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE FINALLY
EXITING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SUNDAY.  THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD
SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
FEET POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 2400...THEN SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 11-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE
                    IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 13-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 38 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...PIKES PEAK DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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