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SPOT FORECAST FOR NW LEADVILLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
645 AM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

IT WILL STILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING WHICH SHOULD DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND ARE EXPECTED
TO END BY THIS EVENING.  IT IS EXPECTED TO BE BREEZY TODAY...WITH LEADVILLE
ALREADY REPORTING WINDS OF 12 MPH GUSTING TO 23 MPH. THE WINDS IN THE MIXING
LAYER TODAY WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO YIELD VERY GOOD DISPERSAL FROM LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  SKIES SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR
FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY WITH LESS WIND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHWEST 12-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL BY 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0900 THEN BECOMING VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...
                    THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-1 TO 4F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 5100 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST AROUND
                    21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101027.NWLEA.01/PUB