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SPOT FORECAST FOR 3-4 ELK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
750 AM MST TUE JAN 26 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

GOOD MIXING BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW SHOULD ALLOW FOR GOOD OR BETTER
SMOKE DISPERSION BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE...
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(57 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN AROUND 26
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13F.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RANGER DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100126.34ELK.01/PUB