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SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 67...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
852 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
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
LIGHT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-6F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST-NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...LISA GOWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091202.HWY67.02/PUB