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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
900 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM MST THURSDAY...

LARGE UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY...AND COMBINED WITH UPSLOPE WINDS AT
THE SFC ACROSS THE BURN SITE...WILL PROVIDE FOR CLOUDY SKIES AND
SNOW WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE VERY LIGHT WINDS...THICK CLOUD
COVER AND EXPECTED ONGOING SNOWFALL...VENTILATION RATES ARE
FORECAST TO REMAIN POOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN POSSIBLY IMPROVING
TOMORROW TO THE FAIR CATEGORY.

.DISCUSSION...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-7F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST-SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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