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SPOT FORECAST FOR SQUAW CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
547 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND GENERALLY WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL
BE AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS.  TONIGHT...HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE IN
ADVANCE OF A WEATHER DISTURBANCE THAT WILL AFFECT THE SITE LATE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

LIGHTER TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LEAD TO DECREASED DISPERSIONS TODAY...WITH
AFTERNOON VENTILATION RATES PROBABLY REMAINING IN THE POOR CATEGORY OVER
THE SITE.  HOWEVER...FAIR TO GOOD VENTILATION RATES WILL BE NOT TOO FAR
OFF TO THE NORTH...SO IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT THE SITE COULD MUSTER FAIR
VENTILATION FOR A COUPLE HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON.  GENERALLY
POOR VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE SITE ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH 0900-1100.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH 0700-0900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.  A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SNOW
                    SHOWER AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100202.SQUAW.01/PUB