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SPOT FORECAST FOR 3-4 ELK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
756 AM MST MON JAN 25 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

SITE SHOULD SEE STRONG ENOUGH TRANSPORT WINDS TO GET DISPERSAL INTO
THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY ONCE THE INVERSION BREAKS MID-MORNING. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERHAPS A SNOW SHOWER LATE IN THE
DAY...THOUGH STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS AND MODEST MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD
BOOST DISPERSAL INTO THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY FOR ONE MORE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(41 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 38 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(47 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(64 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100125.34ELK.01/PUB