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SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 67...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
620 AM MST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. A STRONG
INVERSION WILL BE OVER THE REGION BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW...SO SMOKE
DISPERSION WILL BE POOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........CALM WINDS
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND
                    5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-8 TO -3F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    CALM WINDS
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...LISA GOWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100107.HWY67.01/PUB