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SPOT FORECAST FOR 3-4 ELK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
447 AM MST WED JAN 27 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

A PACIFIC WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THIS WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE
BURN REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. DUE TO
THE LIGHT WINDS...SMOKE DISPERSION WILL NOT BE FAIR AT BEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    1100...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER
                    1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........CALM WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN WEST
                    UNTIL 1600...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100127.34ELK.01/PUB