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SPOT FORECAST FOR FLOURISSANT PILE RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
549 AM MDT WED MAR 24 2010

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS
FALLING THIS MORNING.  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW RAPIDLY DIMINISHES DURING THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL RESULT IN GOOD DISPERSIONS IN SPITE OF THE
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS.

SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT OVERNIGHT WITH STRONG SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS
DEVELOPING.  THURSDAY WILL BE WARMER AND LESS WINDY...WITH FAIR
DISPERSIONS DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.

.DISCUSSION...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SNOW THROUGH 1400...THEN
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(58 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4-9F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH. .
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. FAIR AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHAMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.FLOUR.01/PUB