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SPOT FORECAST FOR FLORISSANT PILE RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
439 PM MDT MON MAR 22 2010

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

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THOUGHT HE NIGHT AS A MAJOR
EARLY SPRING STORM APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY
A LITTLE HIGHER OVERNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT UNTIL
MID TO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN AND WINDS BECOME
STRONG AND GUSTY FROM THE NORTH. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL STEADILY INCREASE
ON TUESDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-23F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0400.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(58 PERCENT) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1200 UNTIL
                    1500...THEN SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHAMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.FLORI.01/PUB