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SPOT FORECAST FOR THREEMILE CREEK BROADCAST RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
746 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS APPROACHING
THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING.  THE AXIS OF THE TROUGH WILL PASS OVER
THE SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON.  TROUGH WILL BRING CLOUDS...COOLER
AIR AND EVENTUALLY RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SITE.  ONLY LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE REBUILDING BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH CLEARING SKIES
EXPECTED. WINDS MAY INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE SITE ON FRIDAY IN
THE WAKE OF TODAY'S COLD TROUGH MOVING THROUGH.  CURRENT GUIDANCE IS
SUGGESTING WESTERLY WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WITH POSSIBLE
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2400. POOR AFTER 0500.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...ANDY WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.THREE.01/PUB