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SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY GULCH PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
620 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS ACROSS COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON WITH
WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON.  POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
WIND GUSTS TO EXCEED 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT THE BURN SITE.  HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALSO FORECAST TO LOWER
BY TOMORROW AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION.  SMOKE DISPERSALS
WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING BECOMING GOOD THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE
WESTERLY WINDS PICK UP.  SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR
TOMORROW WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER WESTERLY
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 6 TO 11
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO
                    4 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. GOOD AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW NORDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100210.TURKE.01/PUB