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SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN LAKES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
939 AM MST MON NOV 9 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

ZONAL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW PERIODS.
WITH DECENT UPPER LEVEL FLOW AND GOOD MIXING...ONCE THE BOUNDARY
LAYER MIXES OUT SMOKE DISPERSAL'S WILL BE GOOD BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20'S. FAIRLY
LIGHT FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR OROGRAPHIC FEATURES TO DOMINATE THE WIND
PATTERN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(59 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EASTERLY WINDS BECOMING WEST WINDS AT 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 10000 FT AGL
                    UNTIL 1600...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 5 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0400.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING SWITCHING TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    AROUND 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...CERU
REQUESTED BY...LISA CORBIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091110.TWINL.01/PUB