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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIMESTONE RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
839 AM MST THU NOV 5 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT LIGHT WEST WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REACH THE EXCELLENT CATEGORY FOR
A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. ON FRIDAY...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...
WITH SPEEDS REACHING 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL
WILL BE EXCELLENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM MID-MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0600...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 18 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN AROUND 28
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 27 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND 43
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...PIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.LIMES.03/PUB