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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67 PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1048 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME ISOLATED
LATE AFTERNOON STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LIGHTNING WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS...ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED. SIMILAR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW...AND
ANOTHER WEAK  DISTURBANCE PASSING TO THE SOUTH WILL RESULT IN A
FEW AFTERNOON STORMS. COVERAGE OF STORMS SHOULD BE LESS TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(53
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 16500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(36 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(50
                    PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 14500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN VILLA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.HIGHW.01/PUB