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SPOT FORECAST FOR THREEMILE CREEK BROADCAST RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
425 PM MDT SAT OCT 10 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...LOOK FOR BRISK WESTERLY WINDS AND GENERAL LACK OF
CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE BURN AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. ONCE THE WINDS
DECOUPLE AND DIE DOWN TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR
GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AND EXPECTED MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BELOW
FREEZING. SUNDAY MORNING THE INVERSION IS FORECAST TO BREAK
BETWEEN 0800 AND 0900...WITH STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS THEN
DEVELOPING ONCE AGAIN. GOOD WESTERLY FLOW AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
SHOULD HELP WARM TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 50S ONCE AGAIN BY THE
AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (37 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-27F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL
                    AFTER 2400.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 34 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (41 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    WEST 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091010.THREE.01/PUB