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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCHMAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
842 AM MST MON FEB 1 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS THIS AFTERNOON.  THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
THAT A PASSING SHOWER COULD MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY.  GUSTY
WEST WINDS WILL MIX INTO THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING...THOUGH
DUE TO THE SHELTERED LOCATION THE STRONGER GUSTS (UP TO 35 MPH)
SHOULD STAY CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST OF THE
BURN SITE TODAY.

A CLEAR NIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COLD NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRIER AND WARMER WITH LESS WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 12-24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0900. 5000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...THEN GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR(20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....6-11F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0600...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100201.FRENC.01/PUB