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SPOT FORECAST FOR NW LEADVILLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
846 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...COULD SEE A FLURRY OR TWO THIS MORNING AT THE SITE...BUT
THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. WINDS ALOFT REMAIN FAIRLY
STRONG OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST...WITH A WEAKER NORTH WIND AT THE
SURFACE. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO FAIR DISPERSAL FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY.
MIXING HEIGHTS CLIMB ON THURSDAY...LEADING TO GOOD DISPERSAL
IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH-NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...
                    THEN POOR
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4-9F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........THEN NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 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...WILLIAM HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.NWLEA.01/PUB