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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMPART PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
504 AM MST THU JAN 28 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

A PACIFIC STORM WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND
INTO OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE
BURN AREA THIS MORNING. LIGHT WINDS IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE COMBINED
WITH THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CAUSE SMOKE DISPERSION TO BE
POOR DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1100...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN NORTH
                    AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT) UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(37 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW UNTIL 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........CALM WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    POOR.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...LISA GOWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100128.RAMPA.01/PUB