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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHOUSE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
540 AM MST TUE NOV 16 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TODAY WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS IMPACTING THE BURN SITE.  WINDS WILL DOWNSLOPE OFF THE
HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH EXPECTED BY
MID MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  SNOW FLURRIES
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR LIGHT
SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING.  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW AN INCH.  IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST BY WEDNESDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  SMOKE DISPERSALS WILL
BE POOR THIS MORNING BECOMING VERY GOOD THIS AFTERNOON.
POOR DISPERSALS ARE FORECAST OVERNIGHT WITH FAIR CONDITIONS
FOR TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 2 TO 4 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN WEST 15
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. VERY GOOD AFTER 1000.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL
                    2200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 2400...THEN POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT
                    7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. FAIR AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...SID HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101116.POWDE.01/PUB