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SPOT FORECAST FOR WELDON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
451 AM MST WED FEB 17 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY...BUT WITH
INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT...TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG
ENOUGH TO BOOST DISPERSAL INTO THE FAIR TO GOOD CATEGORY FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY...
WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF GOOD DISPERSAL LIKELY. ANY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TODAY AND TONIGHT LOOK LIGHT...LESS THAN AN INCH. HEAVIER
SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SEVERAL
INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(63 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000
                    THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(64 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(67 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    UNTIL 1100...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33F.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 21 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...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.WELDO.01/PUB