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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PIPELINE...FORT CARSON FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
857 AM MST SUN NOV 14 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...RAN THE FORECAST AGAIN WITH NEW 12Z DATA...LOOKS LIKE
MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST...WHICH
ALLOWS THE TRANSPORT WINDS TO REMAIN WEAK NORTHERLY THROUGH THE DAY.
DISPERSAL BARELY CREEPS INTO THE FAIR RANGE FOR A COUPLE HOURS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH VENT RATES IN THE 40000 TO 45000 KT/FT
RANGE. REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST IS LITTLE CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS
SPOT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTHWEST 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN WEST AROUND 7
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(64 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...PETER WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101114.WESTP.02/PUB