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SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGE POLE FLATS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
848 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY.
THIS RIDGE WILL ALLOW FOR HIGH PRESSURE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN. THIS WILL MEAN WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW AND A VERY STRONG
INVERSION THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY.

THE STRONG INVERSION AND THE LACK OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL KEEP
THE SMOKE DISPERSAL'S POOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13F.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CERU
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RANGER DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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