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SPOT FORECAST FOR NOLAND GULCH RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1200 PM MDT WED NOV 3 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE HAS PUSHED
SOUTHWARD OVER EASTERN COLORADO...AND EASTERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
PUSH HAVE SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. EXPECT THOSE WINDS
TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME CALM THIS EVENING. ALONG WITH
VERY LIGHT WINDS ALOFT...THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESULTING POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    EAST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    SOUTH 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    NORTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101103.NOLAN.02/PUB