FNUS75 KPUB 032249 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO GRANDE SWA PILES...CDOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 349 PM MST WED MAR 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO WESTERN COLORADO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT WINDS SHOULD STILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT. SOME GUSTS IN THE 20 MPH RANGE MAY OCCUR BY LATE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSE REQUESTED BY...PEPPER CANTERBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.RIOGR.01/PUB