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SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY GULCH PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
601 AM MST THU FEB 25 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY...AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED IN THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MODEST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE BURN
SITE IS NOT IN THE MOST FAVORED AREA FOR TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT OF
PRECIPITATION...AND ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS ARE TRICKY. BEST
ESTIMATES ARE ACCUMULATION TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE BURN
SITE...AND AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE MORE FAVORED
AREAS.

THE STORM WILL DEPART ON FRIDAY WITH DRIER WEATHER IN THE REGION.
ON FRIDAY...MIXING DEPTHS WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY DEEP TO ALLOW FOR
GOOD VENTILATION INT HE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NOTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN NORTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1100.

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FORECASTER...WOLYN
REQUESTED BY...TYLER WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100225.TURKE.01/PUB