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FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR WELDON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
452 AM MST THU FEB 18 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...WEATHER WILL BECOME MORE UNSETTLED TODAY WITH INCREASING
SNOW CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WILL LIKELY SEE AT LEAST A
COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS
SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD...WITH SPEEDS IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH
RANGE. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON TO BOOST DISPERSAL INTO THE GOOD TO VERY GOOD CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    1100...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12F.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    1100...THEN SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND 26
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........2 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 20100218.WELDO.01/PUB