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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORN CREEK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
852 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS THIS
WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS...MAINLY FROM A WEST TO
SOUTHWEST DIRECTION...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THE DAY. THERE
WILL BE GOOD MIXING THROUGH THE DAY SO SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD
OR BETTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 52 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN
                    AROUND 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 2300. SNOW
                    LIKELY UNTIL 2300...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0600...THEN POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100122.HORNC.01/PUB