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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67 CORRIDOR-PAINTED ROCKS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
634 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TODAY.  THIS WILL
BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS TO THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH WESTERLY GUSTS APPROACHING 20
TO 25 MPH.  DRIER AIR IS ALSO WORKING INTO THE REGION LOWERING
HUMIDITY VALUES.  SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE FAIR THIS MORNING
WITH GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE.  EXPECT SIMILAR DISPERSALS
FOR TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    22 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........TWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........TURNING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 23 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...PIKE HOTSHOTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100210.HIGHW.01/PUB