FNUS75 KPUB 111209
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67 PILES...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
509 AM MST THU MAR 11 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...COULD SEE A BRIEF FLURRY OR SPRINKLE TODAY...BUT THE
THREAT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY LATE MORNING...WITH SPEEDS
AROUND 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS AND STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL PRODUCE GOOD TO EXCELLENT DISPERSAL FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON. ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL DECREASE...THOUGH DISPERSAL
SHOULD STILL REACH THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(44 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0400.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.HIGHW.01/PUB