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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHALK CREEK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
538 AM MDT THU OCT 29 2009

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE REGION LATER TODAY. PERIODS OF
SNOW WILL END LATER TODAY. WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT THROUGH THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. DUE TO THE LIGHT WINDS...SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    2400...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-8 TO -3F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(63 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 6 MPH. UNTIL
                    0900...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.CHALK.01/PUB