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SPOT FORECAST FOR 3MILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
201 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIE DOWN TONIGHT AS DECOUPLING OCCURS IN
THE SURFACE AROUND SUNSET.  WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY MIDMORNING ON
SATURDAY.  AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME MORE MOISTURE
ACROSS THE AREA...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT NOT LIKELY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(48 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED SHOWER
                    AFTER 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 36 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN AROUND 24
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(68 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 24 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...MAGNUSON
REQUESTED BY...PIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.3MILE.03/PUB