FNUS75 KPUB 151438
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
838 AM MDT MON MAR 15 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

A STORM SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE EAST INTO THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE BY MID AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE PROPOSED BURN
WILL SHIFT TO MORE NORTHERLY AND BECOME THERMALLY DRIVEN UPSLOPE AS THE
DAY MOVES ON. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL IMPROVE AFTER ABOUT 1400 TO GOOD...
THEN DIMINISH TO POOR AGAIN BY 1900. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
UNTIL AROUND 1200.

OVERNIGHT...SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR...BRINGING DRAINAGE WINDS AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH IT.

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TUESDAY WILL ALLOW POOR SMOKE DISPERSION TO BECOME
GOOD AROUND 1200...AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.


NOTE: MANCHESTER RAWS HAS BEEN OUT SINCE 14 MARCH 2010 AT 1900.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(61 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    UNTIL 0900.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN AROUND 11
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1900...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0200.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE...DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1100...
                    BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DREW MAXWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100315.HIGHW.01/PUB